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JWST has brought us more distant views of the early Universe than ever before. Is the Big Bang, and all of modern cosmology, in trouble?
College students once stood out from the pack on IQ tests. Today, they’re about average.
The highest-energy particles could be a sign of new, unexpected physics. But the simplest, most mundane explanation is particularly iron-ic.
A recent study suggests that exposure to visual stimuli can diminish the effects of psychedelic drugs.
Hubble showed us what our modern day Universe looks like. JWST’s big goal was to teach us how the Universe grew up. Here’s where we are now.
Quantum uncertainty and wave-particle duality are big features of quantum physics. But without Pauli’s rule, our Universe wouldn’t exist.
As with any “big idea” progress means a lot of different things to different people and not everyone comes into the discussion with the same priors. Some experts are primarily focused on material progress while others emphasize the importance of moral progress. So to start the discussion, we asked each expert to define the term as they see it from their specific vantage point.
“No matter how long you’ve been doing a job or how good people say you are, you need to care as if you’ve never done it before.”
Chemical changes inside Mars’ core caused it to lose its magnetic field. This, in turn, caused it to lose its oceans. But how?
A group of prominent scientists shares how research has changed them.
On the largest of cosmic scales, the Universe is expanding. But it isn’t all-or-nothing everywhere, as “collapse” is also part of the story.
Taking the floor is all about connecting authentically with your audience. Here’s how.
Reading classic books can inform you as much about the present as the past.
Millennia ago, philosophers like Anaximander grasped that nature is the ultimate recycler.
The Big Bang is commonly misunderstood, warping our understanding about the Universe’s size and shape.
Many conversations start awkwardly and derail from there, but a few simple techniques can put them back on track.
The most common element in the Universe, vital for forming new stars, is hydrogen. But there’s a finite amount of it; what if we run out?
We bring multifaceted selves to our interactions, and in these interactions co-create each other again and again.
The answer to the age-old philosophical question of whether there is meaning in the Universe may ultimately rest upon the power of information.
Over 250 million records sold and more than 70 platinum hits later, Jason Derulo sits down with us to talk about goals, insecurities, and why he still doesn’t feel like he’s “made it.”
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When it comes to handling our emotions, we can’t afford to be none the WISER.
Lynda Gratton, a professor of management practice at the London Business School, explains how business leaders can navigate a future in constant flux.
Why does the DMT experience feel so familiar to some people — even those who are trying the psychedelic for the first time?
The JWST’s observations of well-developed galaxies early in universal history may coincide with accepted astronomical theory after all.
Pugs are funny and cute, but that is because we have bred them intentionally to have debilitating genetic mutations. Is that ethical?
If we manage to avoid a large catastrophe, we are living at the early beginnings of human history.
That Nietzsche quote might not mean what you think it does.
You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.