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With stars, gas, and dark matter, galaxies come in a great array of sizes. This new one, Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1, is the smallest by far.
Curiosity is often considered a personality quirk. Neuroscience paints a different picture.
The cofounder and CEO of red-hot billing platform Metronome unpacks his leadership journey.
“We are all in orbit around the center of the Milky Way galaxy. How big is this collection of stars? Somewhere between 200 and 400 billion suns in the Milky Way galaxy, about 100,000 light years across.”
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NASA astrophysics, which gave us Hubble, JWST, and so much more, faces its greatest budget cut in history. All future missions are at risk.
Just 10 years ago, humanity had never directly detected a single gravitational wave. We’re closing in on 300 now, with so much more to come!
According to Tolkien, fantasy requires a deep imagination known as “sub-creation.” And the genre reflects a fundamental truth of being human.
“It’s not about being perfect. It’s about reducing suffering where we can, and right now, we’re choosing not to.”
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The fact that our Universe’s expansion is accelerating implies that dark energy exists. But could it be even weirder than we’ve imagined?
Want exceptional team performance? Master these two leadership drivers that outperform any training program.
From medieval myths to Shakespeare’s plays and modern cinema, British culture kept the Roman Empire alive long after its fall.
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“The very same time that’s making you anxious is actually your most valuable asset. You can always create more energy and more money—but you can never create more time.”
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The laws of physics obey certain symmetries and defy others. It’s theoretically tempting to add new ones, but reality doesn’t agree.
The award-winning nature writer, Robert Macfarlane, talks with Big Think about how to reacquaint ourselves with the rivers in our lives.
For centuries, vaccines have been the top life-saving, expert medical intervention known to humans. How can individuals make the right call?
Nurture your passions instead.
From “crave” packs to Valentine bookings, the world’s first fast-food hamburger chain values innovation from every level of the organization.
It took nearly 400,000 years, after the Big Bang, to first form neutral atoms. The imprints from that early time can now be seen everywhere.
Can you travel by rail from Portugal all the way to Singapore? In theory, yes. In practice? Not so much.
Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz thought that “blowing sunshine” was the right way to handle pressure — here’s how he corrected his mistake.
The COSMOS-Web survey is now complete, combining JWST and Hubble infrared data. Its spectacular views show us the Universe as never before.
Are we enslaved by the finer things in life?
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
“The disease is the fact that liberalism, which used to be an ideology of building, has become an ideology of blocking.”
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Since 1998, we’ve known our Universe isn’t just expanding, but the expansion is accelerating. Could the Big Bang itself be the reason why?
A.J. Jacobs looks back at what he learned about religion, himself, and modern American culture during “The Year of Living Biblically.”
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