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We’re used to scientists telling us about the math and physics behind astronomical events. But what does studying space make us feel?
Creating a culture of innovation requires champions and cheerleaders at every level and in every function within an organization.
If comedies do get made today, they usually bypass the big screen and go straight to streaming platforms.
The farther away they get, the smaller distant galaxies look. But only up to a point, and beyond that, they appear larger again. Here’s how.
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
Your brain is bursting with ideas, and most of them are … weird. You only have to recall the wonderfully bonkers notions of your childhood. Like the time you wanted […]
Executive coaching is a forward-thinking investment in leadership that can empower high-potential individuals to achieve greater success.
Big Think co-founder and CEO Victoria Brown breaks down the process of transitioning from founder to boss in her new book, Digital Goddess.
Today, our observable Universe extends for 46 billion light-years in all directions. But early on in our history, things were much smaller.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Swiss Enlightenment philosopher who praised a simple life and inspired the worst of the French Revolution.
Some effective altruists “earn to give” — they make as much money as they can and then donate most of it to charities.
Understanding “why” may be the key to unlocking an AI’s imagination.
All of the matter and radiation we measure today originated in a hot Big Bang long ago. The Universe was never empty, not even before that.
Adolescents’ brains are highly capable, if inconsistent, during this critical age of exploration and development. They are also acutely tuned into rewards.
Science has come a long way since Mary Shelley penned “Frankenstein.” But we still grapple with the same questions.
Take it from teamwork gurus behind Apple and Star Wars — a new kind of psychological incubator will allow your creativity to flourish.
Anyone can have a bad day at work, but not everyone scores this high on narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism.
For a substantial fraction of a second after the Big Bang, there was only a quark-gluon plasma. Here’s how protons and neutrons arose.
Pugs are funny and cute, but that is because we have bred them intentionally to have debilitating genetic mutations. Is that ethical?
Our brains believe $10 today is more tangible than $100 next year.
The problem of the electroweak horizon haunts the standard model of cosmology and beckons us to ask how deep a rethink the model may need.
The “scientific Buddha” and the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism with regard to science are modern creations.
At least one of Earth’s creatures is able to survive the vacuum of space.
Millennia ago, philosophers like Anaximander grasped that nature is the ultimate recycler.
People admire complexity. Many attribute it to the work of superior minds, those with the skills or intelligence to wrangle challenging ideas into a workable—if not always comprehensible—whole. This esteem […]
The renowned magician recently joined Big Think CEO and cofounder Victoria Brown for a wide-ranging discussion.
Parents want the best for their kids, but resilience helps children better cope with life’s unavoidable challenges.
The zebras were originally part of a newspaper tycoon’s private zoo. Now they roam the San Simeon grasslands, growing in numbers.
Fear creates distraction, and that can be a positive experience.