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More than any other equation in physics, E = mc² is recognizable and profound. But what do we actually learn about reality from it?
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
In popular culture, the eruption is usually depicted as an apocalyptic event.
How has tennis changed in recent decades? The wear and tear on Wimbledon’s Centre Court may tell the tale.
The Michelson-Morley experiment of 1887, despite expectations, revealed a null result: no effect. The implications were revolutionary.
Why dispelling the notion that it’s all about getting the correct answer is so powerful.
In new business use cases where AI is the default, the potential results are phenomenal — but humans should play a key strategic role.
For centuries, Newton’s inverse square law of gravity worked beautifully, but no one knew why. Here’s how Einstein finally explained it.
Quarks and leptons are the smallest known subatomic particles. Does the Standard Model allow for an even smaller layer of matter to exist?
Big Think guest writer Rory Stewart — former UK Secretary of State for International Development and co-host of The Rest Is Politics podcast — made a profound discovery about leadership while working with GiveDirectly.
From size to mass to density and more, each world in our Solar System is unique. When we compare them, the results are truly shocking.
What are we supposed to do when experts look at the same data yet reach starkly different conclusions?
More accurate uncertainty estimates could help users decide about how and when to use machine-learning models in the real world.
Today, the Large Hadron Collider is the most powerful particle physics experiment in history. What would a new, successor collider teach us?
The lithium-ion alternatives could help create a safer, greener future.
“I know what you’re thinking” can sound kind or creepy — depending on who’s saying it.
“We can use neuroscience and tools from psychology to learn how to take advantage of anxiety.” From Zen Buddhism to flow state, these 3 experts explain how to hack your brain.
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“Say what you want to say, and not what you feel.” Harvard happiness professor explains ‘metacognition’ techniques so you can grow your emotional intelligence:
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Dark matter’s hallmark is that it gravitates, but shows no sign of interacting under any other force. Does that mean we’ll never detect it?
A recent paper in the journal Physical Review Letters claims to prove that a “kugelblitz” is not possible.
Peaking on the night of August 11/12, up to 100 bright meteors per hour will be visible. Here’s how to make the most of it.
The idea of awarding legal personhood to nature has received renewed attention in the contemporary environmental justice movement, but much contention remains.
A curated series exploring philosophical, strategic, and practical ways of connecting our knowledge of the past to our plans for the future.
Quibi was so focused on foresight they forgot the basics of hindsight.
Four startup founders explain how to derive lessons from the past while still looking ahead to what’s possible.
After almost a century in print, “How to Win Friends and Influence People” still has lessons to teach us.
The Danish philosopher’s simple paradox — living forwards while looking backwards — can be translated into golden business insights.
Hindsight can cloud our predictive abilities but big data can de-mist forecasting — now AI is sharpening that focus.
The rise and fall of Josh Harris — the genius who anticipated the digital revolution just a little too soon.