Predicted way back in the 1960s, the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 completed the Standard Model. Here’s why it remains fascinating.
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Acclaimed writer Mauro Javier Cárdenas used AI in his latest work to surprising effect.
Over-reliance on experts with quick fixes has taken us too far from reality — it’s time to dispel the fairy tales.
For well over a century, engineers have proposed harnessing the ocean’s tides for energy. But the idea hasn’t seemed to register in many places.
The threats Mars astronauts face — and how NASA is working to solve them.
We will believe in AGI when it calls on Facetime.
A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
If music is a window onto truth, what does screaming reveal?
Schopenhauer and Freud can help teams navigate the most prickly of collaboration problems.
The expanding Universe, in many ways, is the ultimate out-of-equilibrium system. After enough time passes, will we eventually get there?
Big Think recently spoke with behavioral scientist and author Katy Milkman about what really motivates us and steers our behavior.
Whole Foods Market founding CEO John Mackey synthesized the counterculture with capitalism and drove a food revolution.
Some think the reason fundamental scientific revolutions are so rare is because of groupthink. It’s not; it’s hard to mess with success.
If words are really only 7% of communication, then why would anyone need to learn a foreign language?
For nearly 25 years, we thought we knew how the Universe would end. Now, new measurements point to a profoundly different conclusion.
Scientists are searching for dark matter particles that are trillions or even quadrillion times lighter than the more traditional searches.
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The hangover “cures” on the market don’t work. A new hydrogel does.
No matter your company role, the road to a happy and robust team culture can be built on unconditional regard for others.
In ~7 billion years, our Sun will run out of fuel and die. So will every star, eventually. Here are the different fates they’ll encounter.
GLP-1 agonists may be able to treat addiction, prevent Alzheimer’s, and more.
Profluent’s new platform is like ChatGPT for genetic technology.
In 2023, data from the James Webb Space Telescope soured hopes that TRAPPIST-1 c had an atmosphere. That disappointment might have been premature.
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The mutual distance between well-separated galaxies increases with time as the Universe expands. What else expands, and what doesn’t?
The number of planets that could support life may be far greater than previously thought, a recent discovery suggests.
Taco Thursdays and free yoga have their limits — for lasting workplace happiness leaders need to think about purpose.
It’s not a gambit. It’s not fraud. It’s not driven by opinion, prejudice, or bias. It’s not unchallengeable. And it’s more than facts alone.
The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.