Science isn’t synonymous with technology; it’s about a way of thinking.
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When you’re a genius, how do you make ends meet?
In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.
Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.
Without Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré, the genius of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer would have been lost to time.
His greatest speeches were loaded with empathy.
As the Manhattan Project headed for completion, German attempts to build a nuclear weapon had already been dismantled.
Jimena Canales shares the “demons” that shaped computer science.
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Neuroscience supports the notion that an escape from conventional perspectives can be a gateway to spectacular insights.
Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
The Fermi paradox (along with the subsequent Drake equation) is so difficult that even brilliant thinkers can make little dent in it.
The National Defense Education Act of 1958 meshed with white anxiety about the desegregation of schools.
Descartes broke from the European philosophers who preceded him and devised a new way of considering humanity and the world.
Humans tend to hunker down in our own minds and trust what we already believe to be true. This emotion-based way of thought isn’t often the best way to think about anything, and often leads to gridlock.
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Wolfgang Pauli was a brilliant, well-liked physicist and a scathing critic of balderdash.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The truly talented are those who got to where they are despite preconceived expectations.
Don’t take the prodigy pathway. Become a broad thinker instead.
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Why the best entrepreneurs should be more Obi-Wan Kenobi than Luke Skywalker.
Successful forgers are remembered as great conmen, not artists. This is strange, considering their forgeries fooled even the most seasoned critics.
We are wired to value things more when we work hard at attaining them — even if, objectively, they aren’t worth that much.
Does it have a deeper significance — or is it just a number?
Big Think recently spoke with behavioral scientist and author Katy Milkman about what really motivates us and steers our behavior.
The ability to toggle between abstract and concrete thinking is a key differentiator of high-potential leaders.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.
A next-generation LHC++ could cost $100 billion. Here’s why such a machine could end up being a massive waste of money.
James Gleick, the author of biographies of Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman, discusses what they and other geniuses have in common.
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