February 19, 2014

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Want indestructible skin that can withstand bullets? Scientists are experimenting with one of the toughest natural materials found on earth: spider silk. One day soon we can all be Spider-Man, or at least sport his suit.

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Infographic illustrating three steps to measure the Hubble Constant, showing Cepheid variable stars, supernovae, and galaxies at increasing distances with redshifted light—highlighting how these methods reveal that the hubble tension is real.

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Is the Hubble tension a real problem?

Is the Universe’s expansion rate 67 km/s/Mpc, 73 km/s/Mpc, or somewhere in between? The Hubble tension is real and not so easy to resolve.

Book cover of "The Gift of Not Belonging" by Rami Kaminski, MD, featuring five birds on a branch and the subtitle “How outsiders and otroverts thrive in a world of joiners.”.

Big Think Books

“Otroverts” and why nonconformists often see what others can’t

In “The Gift of Not Belonging,” Rami Kaminski explains why group consensus may hinder the original thinkers who help advance society.

A collage featuring a subway train, a person in elaborate costume, stylized crows, and the text "The Nightcrawler" on a dark grid background explores the myth of leadership in an urban landscape.

Business

The myth of leadership

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

A foam structure shaped like a human brain is surrounded by translucent bubbles on a black background.

The science behind the 10-minute brain reset walk

“We know that as little as 10 minutes of walking can improve your mood, that is getting that bubble bath with the dopamine, serotonin, endorphins going, anybody can do that.”

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Wendy Suzuki

Starts With A Bang

ANITA did see weird particles, but not parallel Universes

The ANITA experiment found cosmic rays shooting out of Antarctica. One interpretation claims “parallel Universes,” but is that right?

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Moon Glow Mystery

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