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In 1903, a Vermont doctor bet $50 that he could cross America by car. It took him 63 days, $8,000, and 600 gallons of gas.
This year marks 2,000 years since the birth of the Roman author of the first natural encyclopedia.
Research shows self-ratings of personality traits like diligence are generally more accurate than ratings from others.
Godfrey Hounsfield’s early life did not suggest that he would accomplish much at all.
Techshot’s 3D BioFabrication Facility successfully printed human heart tissue aboard the International Space Station.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
Mixed messages and competing interests have left college students feeling lost and stressed.
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
Soviet censorship was thorough yet fallible.
These missions will put us one step closer to the ultimate goal: crewed trips to Mars.
Heart muscle is shaped like a spiral, a mystery that has eluded scientists since 1669. New research has recreated the structure.
Fulfillment at work isn’t about finding your passion; it’s about cultivating the relationships that create a sense of belonging.
How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.
In “Moral Ambition,” Dutch historian Rutger Bregman argues that all would benefit from a collective redefinition of success.
Hybrid working, robot fast food workers, and the rapid acceleration of NFTs are just the beginning.
Aragon AI CEO Wesley Tian tells Big Think Business how he took his company from initial conception, through acceleration, to the scaling phase.
A small study suggests that IMST is as effective as medications or 30 minutes of aerobic exercise.
Your mentors made time for you. Now, go and make time for others.
Can stories help us become more creative?
Types of therapy are about as different as the people who use it.
Guided by ultrasound waves, swarms of microrobots could soon be used to deliver medicine to targeted sites in the body.
A new tuna robot leads the way to more agile underwater robots and drones.
GLP-1 agonists may be able to treat addiction, prevent Alzheimer’s, and more.
The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.
The “first-of-its-kind” archeological find is being reburied despite the fact that researchers haven’t finished studying it.
Using image analysis tools developed for astronomy, researchers are predicting cancer therapy responses.
The book “The Genesis Machine” outlines the promise and peril of synthetic biology, a powerful tool that will allow us to program life like a computer.
There’s a speed limit to the Universe: the speed of light in a vacuum. Want to beat the speed of light? Try going through a medium!
In determining what qualifies as solid science, controversy is inevitable.