Event Become a Learning-Driven Organization The L&D team at S&P Global discuss how they build a culture of learning at their organization.
Starts With A Bang The reality of quantum fluctuations was proven back in 1947 Often viewed as a purely theoretical, calculational tool only, direct observation of the Lamb Shift proved their very real existence.
The spiderweb effect: How S&P Global built an interconnected learning culture Jamie Blakey, a champion for lifelong learning, unpacks the intricacies of building a robust learning culture that pervades an entire organization.
Starts With A Bang Why 21 cm is our Universe’s “magic length” Photons come in every wavelength you can imagine. But one particular quantum transition makes light at precisely 21 cm, and it’s magical.
Starts With A Bang Starts With A Bang podcast #101 – Quantum Computing Here in the 21st century, quantum computing is quickly going from a dream to a reality. But what’s hype, and what’s actually true?
Neuropsych Curiosity plus failure is a passport to brilliance Research suggests curiosity triggers parts of the brain associated with anticipation, making answers more rewarding once discovered.
Starts With A Bang Ask Ethan: Does mass or energy increase near the speed of light? Perhaps the most well-known equation in all of physics is Einstein’s E = mc². Does mass or energy increase, then, near the speed of light?
The Learning Curve How the “defiance domino effect” can improve your life and transform society Sunita Sah hopes that by redefining defiance, we can build societies that allow people to live more authentic lives.
High Culture Want to write a book? Oliver Sacks and Susan Barry began theirs as letters In “Dear Oliver,” neuroscientist Susan Barry describes how her 10-year correspondence with Oliver Sacks unleashed her inner author.
The Past In praise of history’s famous first words While death-bed utterances are more famous, baby’s first words have influenced us too.
Thinking Visual thinking: How to understand the inner lives of animals Humans are good visual thinkers, too, but we tend to privilege verbal thinking.
Thinking Everyday Philosophy: “Should I have to work the same hours as my inefficient colleague?” Rich is brilliant at his job. He completes work in half the time of his coworkers. Should he have to sit at his desk just as long?
Business The inside story of NVIDIA Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The Learning Curve Memento mori: Why thinking about death enriches your life Executive coach Jodi Wellman explains how to “make it to the end with no regrets.”
Starts With A Bang Starts With A Bang Podcast #94 – Dark energy and cosmic growth In a far-reaching discovery with astrophysicist Karolina Garcia, we discuss what’s in the Universe and how it grew up.
The Past When enough is “enuf”: The strange and futile history of English spelling reform In “Enough Is Enuf,” Gabe Henry traces the history of simplified spelling movements and the lessons they teach us about language.
Business How the “4 Types of Luck” can enrich your work-life Unraveling the subtle mechanics of luck can help us better steer the wheel of fortune.
Life Carl Zimmer explores the hidden world of the aerobiome In his new book, the popular science writer tells the story of how scientists discovered the “gaseous ocean” we all swim in — and the trillions of invisible life forms we share it with.
Neuropsych The faulty weathermen of the mind Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
Business Emotional intelligence has limits: Hone your “perceptivity” as well To understand others, you need to see past their fleeting emotions. You must perceive who they are as people.
Neuropsych Is laughter really the best medicine? A journalist puts the proverb to the test. Cody Delistraty explores if laughter can help alleviate the physical symptoms of grief.
Starts With A Bang No, the laws of physics are not time-symmetric Whether you run the clock forward or backward, most of us expect the laws of physics to be the same. A 2012 experiment showed otherwise.
Starts With A Bang Ask Ethan: What does it mean to live in a quantum universe? Over a century after we first unlocked the secrets of the quantum universe, people find it more puzzling than ever. Can we make sense of it?
The Past A two-stage psychological model that explains alien abduction stories The truth may be out there — but it’s not in these close encounters of the third kind.
Hard Science In 1894, physics seemed complete. Then Kelvin spotted 2 looming “clouds” Lord Kelvin is thought to have said there was nothing new to discover in physics. His real view was the opposite.
The Present The coolest aircraft to come out of Lockheed Martin’s storied “Skunk Works” Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works engineering division has devised many jaw-dropping aircraft. Here are some of the best — and one ship.
Neuropsych Why we ghost The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners.
Starts With A Bang How quantum uncertainty saved the atom If nature were perfectly deterministic, atoms would almost instantly all collapse. Here’s how Heisenberg uncertainty saves the atom.
Starts With A Bang What was it like when the last antimatter disappeared? In the early stages of the hot Big Bang, matter and antimatter were (almost) balanced. After a brief while, matter won out. Here’s how.
Starts With A Bang Wolfgang Pauli’s quantum rule makes existence possible Quantum uncertainty and wave-particle duality are big features of quantum physics. But without Pauli’s rule, our Universe wouldn’t exist.