His greatest speeches were loaded with empathy.
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In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.
As the Manhattan Project headed for completion, German attempts to build a nuclear weapon had already been dismantled.
Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.
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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The Fermi paradox (along with the subsequent Drake equation) is so difficult that even brilliant thinkers can make little dent in it.
Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
Descartes broke from the European philosophers who preceded him and devised a new way of considering humanity and the world.
Neuroscience supports the notion that an escape from conventional perspectives can be a gateway to spectacular insights.
The National Defense Education Act of 1958 meshed with white anxiety about the desegregation of schools.
Don’t take the prodigy pathway. Become a broad thinker instead.
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Successful forgers are remembered as great conmen, not artists. This is strange, considering their forgeries fooled even the most seasoned critics.
Wolfgang Pauli was a brilliant, well-liked physicist and a scathing critic of balderdash.
Does it have a deeper significance — or is it just a number?
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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A next-generation LHC++ could cost $100 billion. Here’s why such a machine could end up being a massive waste of money.
We are wired to value things more when we work hard at attaining them — even if, objectively, they aren’t worth that much.
This collection of learning and development quotes serves as a reminder of the meaning and purpose behind this important work.
Great genius is not born of lightning bolt-like moments of inspiration. In reality, perseverance plays the biggest role.
Why the best entrepreneurs should be more Obi-Wan Kenobi than Luke Skywalker.
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.
Would you confess your crimes to a skeleton with “an unnatural ghastly glow”? One inventor thought you would.
We are still new at this.
Even the most brilliant mind in history couldn’t have achieved all he did without significant help from the minds of others.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The corporate unicorn was yesterday — now we should consider the wisdom of black and white stripes.
It is easy to mock Nobel Laureates who go astray, but eccentricity often accompanies brilliance. We should have some sympathy.