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While Taoism can be paradoxical and abstract, it also offers daily life lessons.
An effective strategic approach to unlocking and selecting truly innovative solutions.
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With great power comes retcon responsibility.
The Parthenon embodies the ideals of perfection Classical Greeks sought from architecture. The neighboring Erechtheion offers something else.
Acting “little and often” has huge consequences and they’re not always good — but awareness yields solutions.
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The FDA approved a single-dose, long-acting injection to protect babies and toddlers from RSV over the fall and winter.
Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets — very few of which resemble Earth.
Former spacewalker Mike Massimino tells Big Think how NASA missions shaped great leaders.
With any occupation comes a risk of health and safety hazards. When it comes to being Santa Claus, the challenges are unique.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, matter can escape the center of the Earth.
The aging brain is networked differently.
From “The Castle of Otranto” to “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, these books changed the literary landscape.
Team storming — as defined by psychologist Bruce Tuckman — can be fractious. Done right, the benefits are immense.
While ice itself is slick, slippery, and difficult to navigate across under most circumstances, skaters easily glide across the ice.
In a guest essay for Big Think Business, Pedro Franceschi — co-founder and co-CEO of Brex — explains why deftly navigating between vision and details is crucial for successful leaders.
Narnia and early Middle-earth were pancake-esque — but their creators took differing views on de-globalization.
When we prepare for our plans to go wrong, we build the foundations for lasting profit.
On December 9, 2023, Halley’s Comet reached aphelion: its farthest point from the Sun. As it returns, here are 10 facts you should know.
It has already been trialed in people and could give us a better way to analyze and stimulate the brain.
ÄIO’s fermentation process creates healthy, sustainable oils and fats by upcycling low-value industry organics.
Even before birth, our brains are taking note of the languages we hear.
Since JWST first glimpsed the Universe, we’ve entered a new era in understanding the earliest objects in the Universe. What have we learned?
U.S. particle physicists recently recommended a list of major research projects that they hope will receive federal funding.
Looking back on our planet’s early history offers a new (and less crazy) meaning for the idea of a “flat Earth.”
From Æthelred the Unready to Halfdan the Bad Entertainer, these strange epithets colored the legacy of four rather unlucky historical figures.
According to the legendary investor, the best method is a blueprint for “extreme success.”
For generations, physicists have been searching for a quantum theory of gravity. But what if gravity isn’t actually quantum at all?