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Crazy Rich Asians is the first film to feature an all-Asian cast in 25 years. It is also a bonafide success, both financially and culturally. Inspired by its fanfare, Big Think looks at seven other films that shook American society.
Positive thinking all by itself is more destructive than helpful, but when combined with realism and strategy and planning, can be turned to good use.
Germany has long harbored varying degrees of anti-Americanism, but a new survey suggests those sentiments have grown particularly strong.
Each year, lightning kills 24,000 people around the world. These maps show which regions get hit more than others.
It’s the most popular class of all time at the university—and it’s now available free of charge.
Diversity & inclusion (D&I) ranks among some of the top areas of importance for organizations in the United States. While it is a popular buzzword, it’s also an integral part […]
If spacetime is like a fabric, and mass bends it, what flattens it back out again? Matter tells space how to curve, and curved space tells matter how to move. That’s […]
Two studies, summing up almost 5,000 participants, point to an interesting link between education and conspiracy theories.
Training enables growth for employees across any number of industries. Employees who receive training tend to perform better than those who receive no training and also tend to feel more […]
“Our kids are ‘wired’ for control. Our role as adults is not to force them to follow the track we’ve laid out for them; it’s to help them develop the skills to find their own way…”
We’ve been taking our eyebrows for granted. They may in fact be the thing that let us become the dominant species on Earth.
The results of Google Image career searches are often at odds with the statistics when it comes to the relative participation of men and women.
Really puts the whole “don’t give up until you’re dead” thing to shame.
In ’12 Rules For Life’, Jordan Peterson shows why listening is the most important aspect of any conversation.
Is coolness wearing a leather jacket and slicking your hair back? Or is it “a measured rebellion” within established boundaries? One big thinker tells us that being “cool” is sort of like a cult, at least from a sociological standpoint.
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Design thinking is the art of implementing elements from a “designer’s toolkit” to create innovative solutions and systems. When applied the right way, it can offer considerable benefits.
Startups create the tech and products that set the tone for our collective future. It’s pivotal that founders lead by example to make diversity and inclusion a priority—and reap the rewards.
What is it that separates an average-performing employee from a truly exceptional employee? While there are many things that can set one employee apart from the rest in terms of […]
The hysteria about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. Here’s how to tone it down.
20 years ago, we discovered that distant galaxies were accelerating away from us. Here’s how the Universe makes it happen. Matter and energy tell spacetime how to curve; curved spacetime tells […]
Depends on how you define it: Digging in to the science of what it means to be cool.
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Does everybody really need to work? What three philosophers have to say about our dedication to finding everybody a job.
A map of the coming divorce between Left and Right America.
A newly discovered phenomenon shows that humans communicate outside of mere auditory and visual modes.
1,007 people were surveyed about their political affiliations and opinions, and their music tastes to learn to what extent they correspond to each other. Survey results are shown as infographics.
“You” might not be as real as you think you are. Here’s what Buddhism has to say about living ego-free, and how Freud misunderstood it.
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Artificial intelligence continues to tackle jobs traditionally performed by humans. However, our cognitive biases will challenge our ability to effectively integrate AI into human teams.
You need to have personality awareness to protect yourself from and deal with potentially high-conflict people on a regular basis without getting hooked by them.
A study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology suggests that believers struggle to understand the physical world.