Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Swiss Enlightenment philosopher who praised a simple life and inspired the worst of the French Revolution.
Search Results
You searched for: inspiration
The future of American jobs isn’t only services and tech.
“Block. It puts some writers down for months. It puts some writers down for life.”
By supplementing the “principle of marginal gains” with these practical steps, you’ll be well equipped for the journey towards excellence.
The NFL icon talks overcoming a difficult childhood and what’s needed to succeed in a world where the cards are stacked against you.
▸
5 min
—
with
LIGO can detect the inspirals and mergers of the lowest-mass black holes, but not the biggest ones. Here’s how pulsars can help.
How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
▸
6 min
—
with
Forget AI. Gene editing is still our most powerful — and dangerous — technology.
▸
5 min
—
with
In 2017, a kilonova sent light and gravitational waves across the Universe. Here on Earth, there was a 1.7 second signal arrival delay. Why?
He is only out-sold by William Shakespeare and Lao Tzu.
Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.
Could the prevalence of flood myths around the world tell us something about early human migration or even the way our brains work?
After 15 years of monitoring 68 objects known as millisecond pulsars, we’ve found the Universe’s background gravitational wave signal!
What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the multiverse?
▸
9 min
—
with
Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty reveals the secret to “good power.”
▸
6 min
—
with
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
For Nietzsche, a great work of art can either veil the horror of reality or – better yet – help us face it.
These composers channeled the horror of the Holocaust and Hiroshima while honoring those who lived through it.
Artificial general intelligence will not arise in systems that only passively receive data. They need to be able to act back on the world.
Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
We should all pause to appreciate the awe-inspiring beauty of the Universe.
Researchers speculate the famous monument was one of the world’s first solar calendars, possibly inspired by trade with ancient Egyptians.
Our brains are hardwired to find fault. The best managers don’t let this steer how they interact with their team.
Depression can cause you to think too much — and physically sense too little.
In the West, discussions of 20th-century painting are dominated by Warhol and Picasso, but trendsetting artists are found everywhere.
So far, gravitational waves have revealed stellar mass black holes and neutron stars, plus a cosmic background. So much more is coming.
Frank Herbert’s “Dune” refers to a religious desert people who are desperate for a savior to overthrow an evil empire. Sound familiar?
The glorious sights that JWST keeps revealing are less than a millionth of the whole Universe. Just imagine what else is out there.
A more diverse workforce will produce better solutions in fast-changing markets.