Some processes, like quantum tunneling, have been shown to occur instantaneously. But the ultimate cosmic speed limit remains unavoidable.
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“It doesn’t erase what happened to you. It just changes the impact it has on your life.”
With new W-boson, top quark, and Higgs boson measurements, the LHC contradicts earlier Fermilab results. The Standard Model still holds.
The very dust that blocks our view of the distant, luminous objects in the Universe is responsible for our entire existence.
Why do some corporate training programs fail? Here are five reasons.
Artificial intelligence can forecast the behavior of viruses and quickly make vaccines to thwart them.
Adult learning theory is a guidepost for designing training for maximum engagement.
Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.
Each of our three nearest stars might have an Earth-like planet in orbit around it. Here’s what we’ll learn when we finally observe it.
From the Notre Dame to Buddhist statues, dozens of irreplaceable artifacts are destroyed every year by both man and nature.
So far, two papers have been retracted, and a third is under investigation. Accusations of plagiarism appear convincing.
If it weren’t for the intricate rules of quantum physics, we wouldn’t have formed neutral atoms “only” ~380,000 years after the Big Bang.
Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller “The Hard Thing About Hard Things.”
We must get happiness right — even when the world around us gets it wrong.
People living in non-industrialized societies don’t get pimples.
If there are human-sized creatures walking around on other planets, would we be able to view them directly?
Why Netflix adopted the “No Brilliant Asshole” rule — and how to make sure bullies don’t destroy teams.
If our goal is to effect the greatest possible progress, what would it look like to approach this holistically? What might need to dispositionaly in how we approach solving our most important problems—at an individual level, a community level, or at a civilizational or global one? We asked our experts to think big picture about how what new thinking would be required to create a larger pro-progress framework.
The game of Plinko perfectly illustrates chaos theory. Even with indistinguishable initial conditions, the outcome is always uncertain.
Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?
The mountain can generate lenticular clouds, which may contribute to its supernatural reputation.
It might seem petty and shallow to get upset over a bad gift, but there’s often a deeper reason behind the feeling.
You’ve spent almost a decade gaining extremely specialized skills. But that’s ok; your value is greater than you realize.
The time to begin exploring VR training is now. Here are the pros, cons, and different ways this technology can be utilized.
Throughout the world, traditional political organizations are increasingly seen as dysfunctional. But can democracies live without them?
Life arose on Earth early on, eventually giving rise to us: intelligent and technologically advanced. “First contact” still remains elusive.
It turns out it’s hard to make work at an Amazon warehouse fun.
Our concept of “failure” is way too narrow.
Even in the very early Universe, there were heavy, supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies. How did they get so big so fast?
“The movement is much bigger than Sam Bankman-Fried, or any one person, no matter how wealthy,” philosopher Peter Singer told Big Think.