Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller “The Hard Thing About Hard Things.”
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Social media has made yelling past each other all the easier.
Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.
We normally think of dark matter as the “glue” that holds galaxies and larger structures together. But it’s so much more than that.
Britain is profiling the genes, health and lifestyles of its citizens and handing the results to scientists across the world.
Origin of life studies have always focused on a set of strict environments that could give rise to life. Ante-life opens new possibilities.
Rhetorical mastery is within everyone’s reach — equipped with some basic techniques you can rock it like Aristotle.
In the beginning, genes weren’t needed.
Psychedelics mess with our prior beliefs, and could help us see what forms these beliefs in the first place.
The phenomenon of “digital dementia” might not be real after all.
The meaning of the cryptic text has eluded scholars for centuries. Their latest efforts include computational analyses seeking new insights into the medieval enigma.
There are hints that it could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and other brain disorders.
“Think defensively about how you can protect yourself from an almost inevitable attack, rather than assuming you’ll avoid harm.”
By exposing people to small doses of misinformation and encouraging them to develop resistance strategies, “prebunking” can fight fake news.
The space‑specific neurons in the owl’s specialized auditory brain can do advanced math.
Humanity’s newest, most powerful space telescope is performing even better than predicted. The reason why is unprecedented.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.
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Meanwhile meteorite hunters rushed to Berlin to find this most rare space rock.
In a study involving mice, scientists used two different techniques — one optogenetic and one pharmacologic — to recover “lost” memories.
It’s spooky, and it’s happening all around us. And inside us.
The old certainties of “business as usual” have been crushed by disruption — here’s a strategy for resilience.
The Universe’s history, from cosmic inflation to the Big Bang to the present, is known. But whether it’s infinite or not is still a mystery.
It’s not enough just to stay current and competitive with AI — you’ll also need to build a long-term strategy.
AI programs like ChatGPT can create “thanabots” based on deceased loved ones’ digital communications, allowing us to talk with the departed.
AI is helping us replace petrochemicals with natural enzymes.
Plagues, war, and genocide were literally frozen in time.
When the going gets tough, nothing beats a wide network of tried-and-true connections.
We are not yet at the point where quantum communications can be deployed to secure the internet, but we might not be far off.