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ÄIO’s fermentation process creates healthy, sustainable oils and fats by upcycling low-value industry organics.
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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?
The study is a solid step toward developing gene therapies against neurodevelopmental disorders.
Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment.
Take it from teamwork gurus behind Apple and Star Wars — a new kind of psychological incubator will allow your creativity to flourish.
The first elements in the Universe formed just minutes after the Big Bang, but it took hundreds of thousands of years before atoms formed.
Big Think spoke with AI expert Nick Jennings about the future of regulating fast-evolving AI.
Today, the F-word is enjoying a renaissance the likes of which it hasn’t seen since, well, the Renaissance.
By supplementing the “principle of marginal gains” with these practical steps, you’ll be well equipped for the journey towards excellence.
Quiet quitting, The Great Resignation, burnout: there are a ton of buzzwords to describe how modern work culture is broken. Now that we know what the problems are, how do we fix them? Tiffani Bova shares how employers can heal their relationship with their employees.
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Each December, the Geminid meteor shower puts on a show for skywatchers across Earth. With a new Moon at 2023’s peak, it’ll be outstanding!
The volcano’s historic eruption preserved an ancient library, but rendered its content illegible. A public competition aims to change that.
It’s not just fun: DNA origami has the potential to revolutionize engineering at the nanoscopic scale.
The essential element needed for innovation is creative dissonance — and the keys to unlocking it were forged by bankers in Italy.
The brilliant mind who discovered the spacetime solution for rotating black holes claims singularities don’t physically exist. Is he right?
Some neuroscientists question whether the body can “keep score” of anything in a meaningful way.
These nematodes complicate how we understand evolutionary lineages.
A company can only be as agile as its least flexible team — here’s how to make an effective framework for decision-making.
MakeLoveNotPorn founder Cindy Gallop says women need to stop giving a damn what people think.
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Nearly half of all stars are born in binary systems, with the most massive ones dying the fastest. It’s not pretty for the “second” star.
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring Starship’s second test flight, a new “dark mysteries” telescope, and more.
Arieh Smith, a New York City-based polyglot who runs the YouTube channel Xiaomanyc, talks language-learning with Big Think.
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