Scientists may have detected the somewhat smelly chemical dimethyl sulfide on a planet 120 light-years from Earth.
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Here’s what job interviewers are testing you for, according to economist Tyler Cowen.
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From health to leadership abilities, a good sense of humor can help improve many aspects of life.
Neuroscientist Tali Sharot recently spoke with Big Think about a two-step method for escaping the dark sides of habits.
Science has opened so many doors to humanity’s understanding of the world. Scientism shuts them. Here’s how to tell the difference.
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From honing the art of perception to checking cognitive biases, here are a few techniques employees can learn in critical thinking training.
With this unique opportunity to create a totally new world, why does the metaverse already feature such old-world concepts?
What makes some scientists culturally significant, while others remain in obscurity? Well, there’s a science to it.
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From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
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People think that unhappiness causes our minds to wander, but what if the causation goes the other way?
This scientist made an algorithm to predict which artists succeed — all without even looking at their art.
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AI was key to making Moderna's COVID mRNA vaccine. Its role in mRNA therapeutics will rapidly grow in the coming years.
If you give yourself and others space to tinker and experiment, then you might create something incredible. Here's how to do it well.
This network scientist is creating a map of the human genome, and it could revolutionize the future of healthcare.
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The right questions are those sparked from the joy of discovery.
Ethan Mollick, associate professor at the Wharton School, explains why we have to crack the machine-buddy problem.
A professor of educational psychology explains what and what not to do.
Because there's not enough Walden pond to go around.
“To take this in, you need to ride inside the mathematical symbols.”
When you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to miss it.
How will we actually feel when the things we do with care are suddenly dealt with in seconds by AI? Here’s a preliminary plan.
Even lifelong technologists and AI researchers like myself were genuinely surprised by the speed and impact of generative AI.
Leftover Cold War-era bunkers are still kept in a state of readiness to protect the population from nuclear war.
A group of prominent scientists shares how research has changed them.
To clear Scotland’s roads in winter, the local traffic agency employs heavy machinery with punny names. Can you grit and bear it?
An interview with Lisa Kaltenegger, the founding director of the Carl Sagan Institute, about the modern quest to answer an age-old question: "Are we alone in the cosmos?"
Left–Right, Back–Forth, Up–Down. What’s the fourth dimension?
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Learning and development leaders can play a key role in fostering inclusion in the workplace, improving creativity and innovation in the process.
From gene expression to protein design, large language models are creating a suite of powerful genomic tools.
Scientists want to use dream hacking devices to improve your creativity and memory.