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Learn to spot the scientists who are searching for the truth rather than money, ego, or fame.
Slack’s recent radical upskilling booster week highlighted the urgent need for new approaches to L&D: here are some of the most groundbreaking.
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.
“I thought, why not direct these high-power beams, instead of into fusion plasma, down into rock and vaporize the hole?”
So far, 30 student teams have entered the Indy Autonomous Challenge, scheduled for October 2021.
It’s a wild idea, but there’s a way to test it. No matter how far we look out in the Universe, there’s always more “Universe” to see. Even at the extreme […]
An open letter predicts that a massive wall of rock is about to plunge into Barry Arm Fjord in Alaska.
For many, 2020 will not be remembered as a “best of” much. We don’t need to repeat the reasons here; it’s sufficient to point out that a 100-year pandemic was […]
The bill would effectively legalize marijuana at the federal level, while allowing states to draft their own laws.
'The Broad and Narrow Way' helped 19th-century preachers explain the consequences of virtue and vice.
France's forests are even creeping up on their major cities.
And what might we learn as we collect new, never-before-seen data? If you took one of history’s top scientists from 100 years ago and dropped them into today’s world, what […]
We know a lot about what else is out there, but we still don’t know everything. In the quest for life in the Universe, it makes sense to look at […]
Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.
The Big Think+ team is thrilled to present 20 brand new videos! How does an astronaut bridge cultural divide? This month, take new perspectives on the interesting world we work […]
Millennials are the first generation on track to make less than their parents. Of course, there was that whole Great Recession starting in 2008...
If a star spins and then collapses, what happens to its angular momentum? The most common way to form a black hole in the Universe is to have a massive […]
We’ve put so much together about the Universe. Could it all come tumbling down? We’re always on the lookout for the next big thing, and even our best guesswork is often […]
“People should be free to walk down the street without being watched by the government.” — ACLU and a coalition of civil rights groups
It's not a head-to-head study comparison, since there are major differences, but it might just provide a lot more clues.
The best books, calendar, accessories and more are all just one click away. Every year, there are no shortage of wonderful, exciting, informative gifts you could get for those who matter […]
The most surefire, easily-seen signature of life on Earth might be a cosmic red herring around other worlds. In our quest for life beyond the Solar System, it makes sense to […]
Jordan Peterson is one of the most controversial public figures in recent years. Here's a recap of some of his ideas.
It took the Universe 9.2 billion years to create the Earth, and another 4 billion for complex life. Could we have gotten there faster? The story of how the Universe came […]
Do these five experiments right in your own living room, and explore some of the most baffling phenomena in all of nature. It’s a revolutionary idea that the Universe is made […]
The oddest star known in the galaxy is dimming again, and this time it might give up some of its secrets! “As far as I can tell, every telescope that can […]
Imagine getting imperceptibly high, then playing Chinese strategy game 'Go'. This is the experiment the Beckley Foundation will run to test the value of LSD microdosing.
The new Moon is brighter than every star in the sky. But you’ll never see it during an eclipse. “Even though the reason for taking the photographs was science, the result […]