Diversity in the workplace is a long-standing issue for many companies. Diversity and inclusion training programs aim to help improve interactions between employees with different backgrounds; however, getting the lessons […]
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For any enterprise to succeed, everyone in that enterprise needs to meet certain performance standards. If these performance standards aren’t being met, then the business may fail to achieve the […]
Millennials, aka the generation of workers born between 1980 and 2000, are a bit different from previous generations. This is the first generation to grow up with the internet, Google, […]
The communication techniques required to be a successful leader are frequently synonymous with the communication skills required for a business to be successful. For leaders who want to both deliver […]
The accelerated expansion of the Universe is one of the greatest puzzles today. Could this out-of-the-box idea explain it without dark energy? When it comes to our quest to understand the […]
Asteroid strikes and supervolcano eruptions may yet have patterns to them, but the extinctions we’ve experienced appear to have occurred at random. Throughout the history of life on Earth, there have […]
Innovation training programs are meant to help companies be more agile—by increasing adaptability in the face of new and disruptive challenges in their respective industries and by coming up with […]
Student loan debt doesn’t make you undateable. How you handle it might.
The way you are advertised and marketed to is about to change, in a very big way.
The one thing both extremes of Left and Right agree on.
Why you can’t extrapolate back to a singularity. “Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory of a bang at all. It is really only a […]
Spontaneous talk on unexpected topics. Comedian and author Isy Suttie on the terrors of adulthood and more. Surprise ideas from Paul Bloom, Maysoon Zayid, and Slavoj Žižek.
For urban exploration with an ironic twist, go ‘bag’ all 32 London Borough Tops
Imagine looking at one saturated pixel for years on end, and somehow learning what worlds live around it. That’s what science is for! When you think of what’s out there in […]
You think the collapse of the Soviet Union was chaotic? You should have seen the start.
Is coolness wearing a leather jacket and slicking your hair back? Or is it “a measured rebellion” within established boundaries? One big thinker tells us that being “cool” is sort of like a cult, at least from a sociological standpoint.
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What – if anything – makes metaphysics still relevant? And what’s the relationship between science and metaphysics?
Where does Valentine’s Day come from? Let us introduce you to the festival of Lupercalia, a festival when naked young men and women ran around whipping one another with animal hides.
A new year. A new chance to make it big in the hyper-competitive field of commentary. Will you make the cut this week and get plucked from our 2 million Facebook followers?
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Media entrepreneur Amani Al-Khatatbeh and host Jason Gots wrestle with tough questions about identity, power, and Islamic feminism.
U.S. scientists have successfully repaired DNA in a human embryo for the first time.
Think the increase in revenue will influence some farmers to make the switch?
The ingredients for life are everywhere, but so far the only life we know of comes from Earth. Here’s how that might change. Ever since human beings first turned our eyes […]
Every year, companies strive to acquire and retain top talent. The cost of recruiting a new employee compared to retaining a current one varies from one business to the next, […]
And thanks to a new technique and set of observations, we think we know exactly where to find them. At the center of practically every galaxy is a supermassive black hole, […]
Steven Kotler talks about the neuroscience about how flow state turns off time.
Out of five vital questions, which one should we most desire the answer to? Despite all we’ve learned about physics, science, and the Universe before us, there are still some incredibly […]
Some philosophers have tried to base morality on human nature, but what does biology say about that?
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. “Vampire Chronicles” author Anne Rice on superstition, science, and why she thinks Freddie Mercury was a vampire.
Great teamwork in any industry is built on trust and communication. Without effective communication techniques, vital information might get missed or misinterpreted. This can bring work to a halt, interrupt […]