Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

New AQAP Audio

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is roughly three weeks late with issue 11 of Sada al–Malahim, and while there has been little word on the delay, the group has released a new audio tape by ‘Adal al-‘Abab, which I’m listening to at the moment. Al-‘Abab is a member of the group’s Shari’a council.

A painting challenging perception with the words 'c'est pas une pipe'.

Business

Defamiliarization: How “ostranenie” can redefine life, art, and business

Defamiliarization is a common tool in the arts. Here we learn how seeing things from a different angle can lead to billion-dollar success.

The Past

How humanity became slaves to the clock

In a world without clocks, people used common activities in place of time units. How long it took you to go to the toilet mattered.

A post-career world with a desk holding a laptop and hand holding a pen.

The Learning Curve

How to succeed and find meaning in a “post-career” world

In work and life, the rules of success are being redefined.

Why haven’t we found aliens? A physicist shares the most popular theories

There are a few theories as to why we’ve never found other intelligent life in our Universe. Physicist Brian Cox walks us through them.

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Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Is our Universe truly matter-dominated?

The laws of physics don't prefer matter over antimatter. So how can we be certain that distant stars & galaxies aren't made of antimatter?

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