A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths. For one, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public.
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The “Doctor Strange” director says mystery shifts your worldview — “not in a metaphorical sense, but in a deeply experiential one.”
Nobel Prize winning physicist Frank Wilczek reflects on Einstein’s greatest contribution.
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Astronomer Adam Frank reflects on some responses to his recent appearance on the Lex Fridman Podcast.
Astronomer Adam Frank asks: With so many extraordinary claims, why can’t anybody produce the proof?
It’s time for an honest conversation.
In December 1968, human beings made their first-ever journey to the Moon aboard Apollo 8. Their most important discovery? Planet Earth.
In November 1974, astronomers used the radio telescope at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory to send a hello to the universe.
“Dune: Part One” screenwriter Eric Roth spoke with Big Think about the challenges of bringing Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic to the big screen.
The comedian and musician behind the viral hit “BBL Drizzy” shares the books that shaped his thinking and approach to art.
“If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident.”
Steve Jobs once quipped that Apple’s professional managers “knew how to manage, but they didn’t know how to do anything.”
Big Think columnist Adam Frank makes the case for why the 2023 video game Alan Wake 2 is a boundary-pushing piece of art.
In some organizations “founder mode” can become synonymous with over-reliance. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls of “apparent irreplaceability.”
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As we shape our future we should ask: Which interpretations of classic sci-fi fables hold sway with today’s powerful tech leaders?
Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower is poised to become the world’s tallest building. What’s behind the century-plus drive to build ever taller skyscrapers?
A new SETI study shows how far the field of technosignatures has come.
Many beloved fantasy adventures take place in worlds that bear a striking resemblance to our own.
In nature, business, and life, survival doesn’t belong to the optimized — it belongs to those with a built-in buffer.
Because the milk was thin and had an unnatural, bluish tint, vendors stirred in additives such as chalk, flour, eggs, and Plaster-of-Paris.
The authors call it “wildly theoretical” — but let’s take a look, anyway.
From forgotten Hollywood movies to Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” science fiction illustrates some of our deepest fears about technology.
Frank Wilczek is celebrated for his investigations into the fundamental laws of nature that have transformed our understanding of the forces that govern our Universe. In this video, the MIT […]
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Genes are sometimes called the “blueprint of life,” but that doesn’t make them the behavioral playbook.
Some authors never saw their books score widespread acclaim—or even get published at all.
That Nietzsche quote might not mean what you think it does.
A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
A fresh view of intelligence — spanning living systems from bacteria to human civilization — challenges the idea that it’s merely problem-solving.