The Big Bang is commonly misunderstood, warping our understanding about the Universe’s size and shape.
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Technology will not save the world, and it is inherently neither good nor bad. But, when tech is coupled to human virtue, good will prevail.
As with any “big idea” progress means a lot of different things to different people and not everyone comes into the discussion with the same priors. Some experts are primarily focused on material progress while others emphasize the importance of moral progress. So to start the discussion, we asked each expert to define the term as they see it from their specific vantage point.
The strangest thing about trying to predict the future is that our only clues lie in the past.
Gods and angels have been replaced with hi-tech extraterrestrials.
Is mathematics woven into the very fabric of reality? Or is it merely a product of the human mind?
One man studied apes for 50 years. He says nature isn’t as cruel as you think.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
The richness and variety of America’s food landscape, in a buffet of maps.
Intrapreneurs tap into the spirit of entrepreneurialism to innovate and find personal meaning at work, but organizations need to celebrate their efforts more.
Popular diets view health as a calorie-crunching equation while excluding a critical variable: mental wellness.
In paint form, the world’s “whitest white” reflects so much light that surfaces become cooler than the surrounding air.
That Nietzsche quote might not mean what you think it does.
Human beings are tiny creatures compared to the 92 billion light-year wide observable Universe. How can we comprehend such large scales?
It’s been 100 years since we discovered that the Universe was expanding. But if it’s expanding, then what is it expanding into?
Seventy-five years after the anomaly’s discovery, scientists have finally figured out why sea levels are so much lower here.
Experts say it’s likely space junk—and there’s plenty more where that came from.
Dr. Tyson explains where we might find aliens, why “dark matter” is a misleading term, and why you can blame physics for your favorite team’s loss.
This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.
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We need a hypothesis that accounts for both the fine-tuning of physics for life but also the arbitrariness and gratuitous suffering we find in the world.
Some question the ethics of sanctions aimed at cancelling Russian art and culture and punishing ordinary citizens.
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The first elements in the Universe formed just minutes after the Big Bang, but it took hundreds of thousands of years before atoms formed.
These theoretical megastructures represent one way an advanced civilization might harvest energy from stars.
No amount of success can overcome imposter syndrome without a mindset geared toward growth.
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With crisis management training, organizations can develop the agility to recover from crises with as little disruption as possible.
Some of them have survived the wilds of space for billions of years.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
A new book envisions an encounter of minds between the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, the physicist Werner Heisenberg, and the philosopher Immanuel Kant.