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"If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident."
You've certainly seen the paintings — but they don't depict what you think they do. Benjamin Moser discusses with Big Think.
Many capabilities contribute to effective change leadership, but four stand out as vitally important at a macro level.
We often assume that movement means progress and that doing something is better than doing nothing. That is often not true.
By developing skills like divergent thinking and collaboration in the workforce, creativity training has the potential to unlock revolutionary ideas.
How did complex systems emerge from chaos? Physicist Sean Carroll explains.
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Creative people are better able to engage brain systems that don’t typically work together.
We all spend way too much time worrying what other people think of us — it’s time to cut loose.
Are fools happy and geniuses disorganized — or is that a mistaken stereotype?
People think that unhappiness causes our minds to wander, but what if the causation goes the other way?
It has already been trialed in people and could give us a better way to analyze and stimulate the brain.
How the Big Bang gave us time, explained by theoretical physicist.
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The right questions are those sparked from the joy of discovery.
We are traveling in a realm that once exclusively belonged to the gods. Space travel will force humanity to rethink everything.
"Language is the most distinctively human talent."
Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking - and how we can stop that from happening.
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Neuroscientist and author Bobby Azarian explores the idea that the Universe is a self-organizing system that evolves and learns.
Former SNL star Jay Pharoah answers our most challenging questions about life, self-esteem, and changing his mind.
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Philosopher Lee McIntyre discusses the dangers of disinformation, how such falsehoods spread, and what we can do about it.
Metaphors like the Great Chain of Being can lead people to misunderstand evolution and humanity’s place in the web of life.
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 […]
Chloé Valdary — founder of Theory of Enchantment — explores two essential practices for generating the team “magic” that drove Apple under Steve Jobs.
Our intuitive understanding of time is very different from a physicist's understanding of time. How do we reconcile these views?
The question of why the Universe is the way it is is an ancient one, and none of the answers we have come up with are satisfying.
The NFL icon talks overcoming a difficult childhood and what’s needed to succeed in a world where the cards are stacked against you.
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Omer Bartov, who spent decades studying the unspeakable horrors of genocide, shares how his studies have impacted his own mental health.
Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.
The best-laid plans of mice and everyone else.
Philosophy isn't stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.