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AI can deliver a more equitable and prosperous future — if accompanied by ethical and responsible stewardship.
The so-called “court painter of Silicon Valley” was shaped by her youth in communist Poland but looks forward to a future ruled by celebrity robots.
In a world without “bullshit jobs,” we would have more hours available to us to learn new skills and to unleash our creative side.
Hoarders know their habits are abnormal, and yet they cannot help themselves. Maybe you can help them.
From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.
Join Big Think’s co-founder and president Peter Hopkins in conversation with Professor Linda Hill on what it takes to be a boss during COVID-19.
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Is LK-99 truly a room temperature superconductor? These 4 tests, none of which have yet been passed, will separate fact from fiction.
Comet A3, also known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, has sprung to life since 2024’s last equinox. Here’s how to catch the show for yourself.
The nature of civilizational threats has changed in a mere decade.
Give yourself (and others) a break.
It started with a bang, but won’t end with one. Instead, it will “rage against the dying of the light” like nothing you’ve ever imagined.
Brain-computer interfaces could enable people with locked-in syndrome and other conditions to “speak.”
Between the instability of the real estate market and cryptocurrency fluctuations, everyone has been talking about bubbles. But what are they, really?
The metaverse may leave us perpetually unsure whether the people we encounter are authentic or high-quality fakes.
Some of the weirdest characters in Greek mythology were Athenian kings.
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In a 2018 article, Gallup writer Ryan Pendell shared some frightening figures for business leaders. Public poll data showed that only a quarter of employees believed their leaders had a […]
Mindfulness, detachment, selecting off-time activities with care: Here are evidence-based strategies to achieve healthy work-life balance.
The Church of England is debating if believers should stop using gendered language when talking about God.
You’ve spent almost a decade gaining extremely specialized skills. But that’s ok; your value is greater than you realize.
Harmony and moderation make for a happier life.
Find it easier to sort out your friends’ problems than your own? This paradox is for you.
In July of 2022, the first science images from JWST were unveiled. Two years later, it’s changed our view of the Universe.
The emergence of life in the universe is as certain as the emergence of matter, gravity, and the stars. Life is the universe developing a memory, and our chemical detection system could find it.
On New Year’s Eve 1899, the captain of this Pacific steamliner sailed into history. Or did he?
It’s better to pursue moral actions instead of the ephemeral state of happiness, according to the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
Robots must identify themselves.
All biological systems are wildly disordered. Yet somehow, that disorder enables plant photosynthesis to be nearly 100% efficient.