The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.
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New research from Big Think+ on what scares your future leaders.
Taking the floor is all about connecting authentically with your audience. Here’s how.
With new W-boson, top quark, and Higgs boson measurements, the LHC contradicts earlier Fermilab results. The Standard Model still holds.
It’s a proclivity that sometimes leads to internal conflicts and high turnover.
Former Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh revitalized the brand with a visionary innovation plan.
The most iconic, longest-lived space telescope of all, NASA’s Hubble, is experiencing orbital decay as the solar cycle peaks. Here’s why.
A radical proposal reimagines Europe as a carbon-neutral continent where national boundaries are replaced by regions defined by renewable energy capabilities.
“If we could target those circuits very precisely, then there’s great potential to block the inflammation response for many diseases.”
Smart CEOs can harness authenticity and humanity on socials — but one slip can spell disaster. Here’s a strategic plan.
The galactic center is home to the most powerful engine in the Milky Way: a supermassive black hole. How does its energy ultimately escape?
Finally, an AI that can drive a digital car as a goat.
A new family of drugs is changing the way scientists are thinking about obesity.
We normally think of dark matter as the “glue” that holds galaxies and larger structures together. But it’s so much more than that.
The burial spot was found in one of the Herculaneum scrolls charred by Mt. Vesuvius.
Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction.
NASA’s minivan-sized drone is scheduled to search for signs of life on Titan in 2034.
The “Shopping Cart Litmus Test” is a popular meme about morality. What does it really reveal about one’s character?
Nobody likes the uneasy feeling of being watched — so can there be any workplace benefit to the all-seeing eye?
There are many theories of gravity out there, and many interpretations of wide binary star data. What have we really learned from it all?
Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.
“I believe that in the future, there will be a Francis Bacon of AI art,” Saltz tells Big Think. “We just haven’t seen that artist yet.”
Author A.J. Jacobs explores how voting has changed since the days of the Founding Fathers — for better and for worse.
DE&I has come under fire — but our leaders should still embed allyship deep within company culture. Here’s a plan.
The evidence that the Universe is expanding is overwhelming. But how? By stretching the existing space, or by creating new space itself?
IceCube scientists have detected high-energy tau neutrinos from deep space, suggesting that neutrino transformations occur not only in lab experiments but also over cosmic distances.
In 2017, we detected gold being forged in a neutron star-neutron star merger. Now, in 2024, the amounts created simply don’t add up.
Learning to decode complex communication on Earth may give us a leg up if intelligent life from space makes contact.
The Gallup World Poll reveals regional peaks and valleys of happiness across all of the continents.
When high-anxiety situations arise in the workplace, we tend to react by fighting, fleeing, freezing, or fawning — but there’s a hidden fifth option.