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Truth might be hard to find, but we can take steps to eliminate common cognitive biases.
Think of the nicest person you know. The person who would fit into any group configuration, who no one can dislike, or who makes a room warmer and happier just […]
A critical thinking framework developed by psychologists can help teach mental skills necessary for our times.
A recent study challenges the conventional thinking that says only young people can dream up successful new businesses.
Why saying, “I don’t know,” might be the best thing you can do.
The world is changing, and technology is driving that change. Today, that observation is about as compelling as the insight that water runs downhill. It’s just what technology (and water) […]
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and best-selling author Charles Duhigg as he interviews Victoria Montgomery Brown, co-founder and CEO of Big Think.
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When does a healthy desire for wealth morph into greed? And how can we stop it?
Problem-solving skills are in demand. Every job posting lists them under must-have qualifications, and every job candidate claims to possess them, par excellence. Young entrepreneurs make solutions to social and […]
Join the lauded author of Range in conversation with best-selling author and poker pro Maria Konnikova!
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What speech is harmful, how do we know, and what do we do if we find out?
Fear of being scammed can lead us to make decisions that go against our values and goals — both as individuals and as a society.
Even a year like 2020 couldn’t prepare Americans for the first few weeks of 2021. The year’s opening act was a siege on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of […]
Why do we deprive students of the historical and cultural context of science?
Radical thinker Rutger Bregman paints a new, more beautiful portrait of humanity.
A new agricultural revolution could forever change the planet.
The visual languages of comics and graphic novels are great exercise for developing brains.
From 260-year-old ciphers to the most recent Zodiac Killer solution, these unbreakable codes just needed time.
NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller will be at Big Think’s studio on May 16th to answer YOUR questions! Here’s all you need to know to submit your science-related inquiries.
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The physicist was both a gentleman and scholar.
Though gloomy and dense, Russian literature is hauntingly beautiful, offering a relentlessly persistent inquiry into the human experience.
When the COVID-19 crisis is over, how will education have changed? Will we have made the most of this moment?
As a doctor, I am reminded every day of the fragility of the human body, how closely mortality lurks just around the corner.
The Big Bang started it all. And then we realized there was more. Of all the questions humanity has ever pondered, perhaps the most profound is, “where did all of this […]
Never has the bar to entry been so low and the recognized benefits so high.
In his new book, “American Rule,” Jared Yates Sexton hopes to overturn a centuries-long myth.
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 […]