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The combination of charge conjugation, parity, and time-reversal symmetry is known as CPT. And it must never be broken. Ever. The ultimate goal of physics is to accurately describe, as precisely […]
God, guns, sex, and mutually exclusive concepts of liberty. The Way Brothers’ Netflix docuseries Wild, Wild Country tells a story that’s about as American as it gets.
Organizational behavior expert Dan Cable says disengagement at work is the product of an evolutionary trait. It’s a trait that has a lot to do with our survival and what […]
Where do cultures come from? The answer is as old as life itself.
In the mid-20th century, ‘physical cosmology’ was considered an oxymoronic joke. Today, it’s Nobel-winning science. Imagine you wanted to know everything you could about the Universe. You’d want to find […]
An astrobiologist joins a like-minded global community in ramping up the search.
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We don’t have to tell you that business is complicated. You know. Maintaining productive employee and client relationships, mastering challenges and opportunities, and navigating the future are things that don’t […]
When people mention the Golden Rule, they’re usually referring to its broad meaning: “I’m going to be as good to you as I want you to be to me.” However, […]
But few critics actually addressed the science on climate change.
Consider the decline and fall of the South China Morning Post.
For any business or organization, it’s essential to an organization’s success to create an environment that encourages personal growth and having a growth mindset. In a Harvard Business Review (HBR) […]
Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky admits that when you’re on the bottom of a hierarchy, “it sucks whether you are a baboon or a human.” Sapolsky suggests that as a business leader, […]
There really is a cosmic conundrum about how fast the Universe is expanding. Changing its age won’t help. One of the most surprising and interesting discoveries of the 21st century is […]
Have sexual interludes obscured the path to love?
The Earth is warming, and humans aren’t doing nearly enough to combat it. Could partially blocking the sunlight be the solution? It’s 2020, and not only is the Earth warmer […]
In her vivid, dreamlike new book of short stories, Florida is a humid, seething organism that wants to eat you. Snake-infested. Full of sinkholes. A thing to resist, get lost in, surrender to, and sometimes, temporarily escape.
New research compares the roles and political clout of royal women in eight societies spanning five continents and more than 4,000 years.
A question that’s baffled physicists for nine years has been resolved by the simplest possible answer.
Sure, Epicureans focused on seeking pleasure – but they also did so much more.
Ever wanted to ask a NASA astronomer a question? Michelle Thaller is Big Think’s resident space pro, and she is taking questions right now!
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Brain plasticity. Mindful superpowers. Pokémon invading our grey matter. Scientists have only begun to learn about the human brain.
One of the most significant challenges in today’s increasingly fast-paced and demanding business world is figuring out how to balance growing workloads and personal time. A combination of long hours […]
“Having a high level of patience often isn’t something that comes naturally; instead, it is something that improves over time”
Despite warnings and protestations from astronomers and skywatchers, Starlink is moving fast and breaking things. In May of this year, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the first group of its new satellite […]
Todd Yellin, VP of Product Innovation at Netflix, doesn’t suggest that you should try to fail as much as you can. But he does say failures are an inevitable part […]
Codetermination is one of the most interesting ideas you’ve never heard of.
Guns as currency. Guns as status. Guns as the power of the unpredictable. Stanford Historian Priya Satia on how we got where we are today.
In his Big Think+ expert class The Astronaut’s Guide to Risk Mitigation, retired NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski discusses the concept, and importance of, “situationally appropriate leadership.” A rigid top-down direction may […]