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Researchers in materials science — physics, chemistry, and engineering — are working on new technologies which could solve some of the biggest problems humans currently face.

As president, Donald Trump is uniquely positioned to bring America back to the Moon.

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Which came first, monogamy or the social contract? Evolutionary psychologists and biologists think the latter. 

Big Think teams up with Hyper, a new premium video app that curates 10 videos each day, with no buffering or data depletion.

Our reliance on GPS is not only hurting our learning and memory systems, it’s changing our ethics.

Google’s DeepMind and the Future of Humanity Institute are trying to find a way for human operators to stay in control if artificial intelligence starts acting out. 

A company has received approval to try and partially revive brain-dead patients in India.

A Spanish collective has transformed an old abandoned church into La Iglesia Skate: a modern skatepark and cultural center, complete with a brand-new paint job by renowned interior artist Okuda San Miguel.

As part of Big Think’s partnership with 92Y’s Seven Days of Genius series, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer asks Heather Berlin about the research that illuminates our understanding of genius.

Neuroscientist Joy Hirsch chats with The New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer about searching within the brain for where “genius” resides.

Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explains current research into creative “flow states,” examining what happens in the brain when rappers and jazz musicians improvise.

Is there a way to bring out the genius within all of us? The New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer asks neuroscientist Joy Hirsch about the nature of neuro-identity.

This year’s Winter X Games awarded medals to Halo 5: Guardians competitors and some professional athletes aren’t happy about it.

Centuries-old mindfulness breathing and meditation practices have become an increasingly popular fad, but do they really have the power to transform lives? A growing body of scientific evidence says they do.

Exploring and mapping the Universe? A great plan. But the math of spending billions on asteroid deflection doesn’t add up. “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the […]

The former chair of the New Zealand SEC discusses the correlation between profitability and having an equal number of men and women on corporate boards.

Business executive Amanda Mesler draws upon her 26 years of leadership experience to explain what it takes to be a CEO: vision, execution, backbone, and a strong support system.

The former head of New Zealand’s SEC explains why putting women on boards isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s also the bright thing to do. 

Confidence is cultivated outside one’s comfort zone. This is why immersive artistic activity is such a boost to one’s confidence.

By consciously taking specific actions — from seeking out role models to reevaluating how we think about failure — we can train our mind to behave more confidently.

The Utah Women and Leadership Project is helping the state overcome its ranking as one of the nation’s serious underachievers when it comes to gender equality in the workplace. 

Giving children a fine-arts education is essential to create the kinds of skills necessary for the modern, creative economy, according to UCLA’s Anderson Forecast School of Management.

The vice chairman and chief financial officer of PwC recounts how being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease at 25 pushed her to become more active in pursuit of career goals.

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin was able to ride a wave confidence to run for Congress through the support of her friends and family. Perhaps to stop underestimating ourselves, we need to find our own confidence boosters — in our lives or online.

What does it mean to be confident? Author and broadcaster Claire Shipman explains what surprised her most when researching confidence in both professional and nonprofessional contexts.

PwC’s global talent manager recently visited Big Think to discuss his company’s Aspire to Lead initiative as well as to encourage men to pledge their support for gender equality.

The first woman to head a major North American pro sports union has made several major splashes in her first seven months on the job while exuding confidence every step of the way.

Executive Amanda Mesler, who has held numerous prominent roles in corporate America, including as a CEO of Logica N.A., shares examples of both successful and unsuccessful coaching of next-gen women leaders.

Life coach and author Tara Sophia Mohr shares her insight on the strategies necessary for helping girls reach their full leadership potential.