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Big Think recently spoke with sleep psychologist Dr. Jade Wu about the surprising consequences of forgoing sleep.

“Feedback is a gift,” is an easy bumper sticker to apply, but a harder philosophy to put into execution in your real life.

Today, the deepest depths of intergalactic space aren’t at absolute zero, but at a chill 2.73 K. How does that temperature change over time?

The 557-million-year-old specimen challenges the theory that animal body plans were laid out in the Cambrian explosion.

The “Shopping Cart Litmus Test” is a popular meme about morality. What does it really reveal about one’s character?

In all directions, at great distances, the Universe looks younger, more uniform, and less evolved. Does that mean Earth must be the center?

Population growth is driven by three changes: Fertility, mortality, and migration.

Explore how QBism reframes science by placing the observer at the heart of quantum reality.

Despite the fact that both species shared a similarly large neocortex, scientists still have many questions about how closely the function of their brains resembled our own.

A member of a species that kills trees, this mushroom is not the first to be called the Humongous Fungus — and perhaps not the last.

A two-dimensional material made entirely of carbon called graphene won the Nobel Prize in 2010. Graphyne might be even better.

Within our observable Universe, there’s only one Earth and one “you.” But in a vast multiverse, so much more becomes possible.

Most fundamental constants could be a little larger or smaller, and our Universe would still be similar. But not the mass of the electron.

In a study involving mice, scientists used two different techniques — one optogenetic and one pharmacologic — to recover “lost” memories.

Everyone loves a good underdog story, but the lessons we derive from them depend on how they’re told.

“Groupthink” gets a bad rap. In reality, we need groups to focus our thinking and to build on the ideas of others.

Despite the claims of speed reading apps, it turns out that you actually have to read the book if you want to learn from it.

Peer coaching can play a key role in building resilient, high-performing teams, while allowing remote workers to connect with one another from afar. 

The genes responsible for facial features may also influence behavior.

In polarized times, our shared cellular origin can unite us in solidarity and awe — from the embryonic scale to the grandest cosmic perspective.

Managers who are able to identify and understand dark salespeople can manipulate them to benefit the company. What could be more Machiavellian than that?

Famed activist Bayard Rustin constantly faced the dilemma of coordinating collective pursuits among diverse groups of people.

Artificial general intelligence will not arise in systems that only passively receive data. They need to be able to act back on the world.

George Orwell got it right: “Never use a long word where a short one will do.”

To Fred Hoyle, the Big Bang was nothing more than a creationist myth. 75 years later, it’s cemented as the beginning of our Universe.

The hallucinations that characterize schizophrenia may be due to a “reality threshold” that is lower than it should be.

All telescopes are fundamentally limited in what they can see. JWST reveals more distant galaxies than Hubble, but still can’t see them all.

More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.

Happiness is not a five-star holiday. It’s often the result of struggle — and asking for help, as author Stephanie Harrison recently told Big Think.

Architect and brand innovator Kevin Ervin Kelley sounds the alarm for workplace culture — and argues for a “big bang” collision of forms and shapes.