Almost 100 years ago, an asymmetric pathology led Dirac to postulate the positron. A similar pathology could lead us to supersymmetry.
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Ryan Condal, who worked in pharmaceutical advertising before Hollywood, talks with Big Think about imposter syndrome, “precrastination,” and Westeros lore.
Ice harvesters once made a living from frozen lakes and ponds, but the work was strenuous and dangerous. Then refrigeration changed everything.
You can learn an awful lot about people, culture, and politics by studying R.
“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.”
Dennis “Thresh” Fong talks to us about battling Elon Musk in Quake in the ‘90s, his undefeated record as a pro gamer, and using AI to detoxify gaming.
An excerpt from renowned neuropsychologist Nicholas Humphrey’s book “Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness.”
When we view hard work as a sign of low aptitude, it harms our ability to learn and grow.
The tonal Native American language differentiates words based on pitch and makes Spanish conjugation look like child’s play.
Japanese thought can’t be easily characterized by just a few books — but this essential guide is a great place to start.
Matt Strassler’s journey into fundamental physics culminates in a brilliant explanation of the Higgs field. Enjoy this exclusive interview.
Why can’t more rainwater be collected for the long, dry spring and summer when it’s needed?
If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at higher energies, something even grander happens?
Forgetting and misremembering are the building blocks of creativity and imagination.
Psychologist Noel Brick shares the mental techniques we can use to improve our performance on and off the field.
To understand Vincent van Gogh, we must first debunk the myth of the tortured artist. Van Gogh believed his illness inhibited his creativity.
Public mass shooters almost always have worldviews shaped by the “3 Rs”: rage, resentment, and revenge.
Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.
Some constants, like the speed of light, exist with no underlying explanation. How many “fundamental constants” does our Universe require?
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.
Infrared, visible, and ultraviolet combine to show us Jupiter’s features as never before. The largest planet in our Solar System, Jupiter, is our own ‘failed star.’ The best evidence-based classification scheme […]
In 1903, a Vermont doctor bet $50 that he could cross America by car. It took him 63 days, $8,000, and 600 gallons of gas.
Late-night shows, developed during the “golden age” of TV, are no longer as relevant in the age of streaming services and Donald Trump.
These composers channeled the horror of the Holocaust and Hiroshima while honoring those who lived through it.
When justice isn’t tempered by something such as mercy, forgiveness, or nonviolence, efforts to make society more equitable often backfire.
We’ve been somewhat lucky in the past…
The stars circle each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction.
They are expected to be cheaper to build and even more reliable than today’s nuclear plants.