A Carrington-magnitude event would kill millions, and cause trillions of dollars in damage. Sadly, it isn't even the worst-case scenario.
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Starling flocks, schools of fish, and clouds of insects all agree.
From unexplained tracks in a balloon-borne experiment to cosmic rays on Earth, the unstable muon was particle physics' biggest surprise.
Continuing the countdown, Big Think's seventh most popular video of 2019 explains why universal basic income will hurt the 99%, and make the 1% even richer.
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All biological systems are wildly disordered. Yet somehow, that disorder enables plant photosynthesis to be nearly 100% efficient.
China's dominance of the rare earth metal industry is part of its overall geopolitical strategy.
Slack’s recent radical upskilling booster week highlighted the urgent need for new approaches to L&D: here are some of the most groundbreaking.
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A retraction regarding a May 6, 2019 article entitled "Are these 100 people killing the planet?"
Arguments are a normal and often healthy part of a relationship. It all depends on picking the right kind of arguments, though.
How should we think about the tension between opening the economy back up and preserving public health?
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Scientists agree that eons ago, a bacterium took up residence inside another cell and became its powerhouse, the mitochondrion. But there are competing theories about the birth of other organelles such as the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum.
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Research shows self-ratings of personality traits like diligence are generally more accurate than ratings from others.
Humanity can avoid catastrophe — if we look beyond our blinkered present.
Why saying, "I don't know," might be the best thing you can do.
Science is for everyone, even those possessing strongly held beliefs that seem to conflict with the best available evidence.
The Universe is expanding, and the Hubble constant tells us how fast. But how can it be a constant if the expansion is accelerating?
In the wake of the pandemic, the crystal industry boomed, with customers hoping the stones might relieve a little anxiety.
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The information we have in the Universe is finite and limited, but our curiosity and wonder is forever insatiable. And always will be.
The gospels imply that Jesus became famous as much for his exorcisms as his ministry.
Personal finance advice is often over-simplified and fails to consider economic research or people’s unique circumstances.
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When we limit the clash of ideas, we ultimately hinder progress for the entire society.
It took 9.2 billion years of cosmic evolution before our Sun and Solar System even began to form. Such a small event has led to so much.
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