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There is nothing more important to science than its ability to prove ideas wrong.
Is LK-99 truly a room temperature superconductor? These 4 tests, none of which have yet been passed, will separate fact from fiction.
Non-Western thought is vast and ancient, so why don't some consider it philosophy?
Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is both completely normal and absolutely remarkable in a number of ways. Here's the story of our cosmic home.
How do we make sense of an inflection point as we’re living it? How do we build more resilience into ourselves and our systems moving forward? In this interactive session, […]
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Regardless of political ideology, one of the few things that many people seem to have in common is a moral hypocrisy that arises from a fundamental lack of self-reflection.
In theory, the fabric of space could have been curved in any way imaginable. So why is the Universe flat when we measure it?
Many people out there, including scientists, claim to have discovered a series of game-changing revolutions. Here's why we don't buy it.
While our world is in a period of indefinite stasis, people’s needs aren’t. Now is the time to become positive disruptors, creating the transformations that need to happen to make […]
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Smiling makes us feel happier. If you strike a superhero pose, you’ll feel more assertive and confident in your abilities. We all have a limited pool of self-control that can […]
A Carrington-magnitude event would kill millions, and cause trillions of dollars in damage. Sadly, it isn't even the worst-case scenario.
From unexplained tracks in a balloon-borne experiment to cosmic rays on Earth, the unstable muon was particle physics' biggest surprise.
Slack’s recent radical upskilling booster week highlighted the urgent need for new approaches to L&D: here are some of the most groundbreaking.
All biological systems are wildly disordered. Yet somehow, that disorder enables plant photosynthesis to be nearly 100% efficient.
Starling flocks, schools of fish, and clouds of insects all agree.
China's dominance of the rare earth metal industry is part of its overall geopolitical strategy.
Arguments are a normal and often healthy part of a relationship. It all depends on picking the right kind of arguments, though.
Continuing the countdown, Big Think's seventh most popular video of 2019 explains why universal basic income will hurt the 99%, and make the 1% even richer.
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Scientists agree that eons ago, a bacterium took up residence inside another cell and became its powerhouse, the mitochondrion. But there are competing theories about the birth of other organelles such as the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum.
This wide-ranging, 13-course electrical engineering training is your next power move.
A retraction regarding a May 6, 2019 article entitled "Are these 100 people killing the planet?"
Humanity can avoid catastrophe — if we look beyond our blinkered present.
Research shows self-ratings of personality traits like diligence are generally more accurate than ratings from others.
Science is for everyone, even those possessing strongly held beliefs that seem to conflict with the best available evidence.
How should we think about the tension between opening the economy back up and preserving public health?
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The Universe is expanding, and the Hubble constant tells us how fast. But how can it be a constant if the expansion is accelerating?
In the wake of the pandemic, the crystal industry boomed, with customers hoping the stones might relieve a little anxiety.