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Plato, Sun Tzu, and Buddha all lived in a “golden age” of philosophy that laid the foundation of modern thought.
Inspired by the shape of a New Caledonian crow’s beak, researchers created a new 3D-printed prototype of tweezers.
Piano Sonata No. 23 offers a window into the way culture became an instrument of Soviet state policy.
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Centuries ago, the plague forced people into quarantine for years. Isaac Newton and Galileo used the time to revolutionize the world.
Quarks and leptons are the smallest known subatomic particles. Does the Standard Model allow for an even smaller layer of matter to exist?
Scott Dikkers discusses comedy, the creative process, and life lessons learned playing peekaboo.
Size matters, but it’s not the only thing.
We’ve made god-like figures out of hard-charging CEOs — but it’s a bad idea to get high on your own supply.
Modernism has lasted longer than any art movement since the Renaissance.
From Aristotle’s lazy cosmology to Immanuel Kant’s “scientific” racism, great minds are not immune to very bad ideas.
The first “running machine” — later known as the bicycle — symbolizes a key design idea.
He was also a eugenicist — but at least he could draw pretty pictures.
The shift from steam to electricity was inevitable — but some foresaw it earlier than others.
Historical geniuses used the “creative nap” to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the “hypnagogic state” can help with problem solving.
The transformational change driven by AI will elevate neurodiversity inclusion as an organizational asset, argues Maureen Dunne.
Borrow the same technique that produced McDonald’s, the Hawaiian pizza, the Beatles’ greatest hits, and Shakespeare’s rhetorical flair.
Perhaps wormholes will no longer be relegated to the realm of science fiction.
The great philosopher spent the final portion of his painful life in a vegetative state. Did illness get him there, or was it his own philosophy?
Daydreaming can be a pleasant pastime, but people who suffer from maladaptive daydreaming are trapped by their fantasies.
While weltschmerz — literally “world-pain” — may be unpleasant, it can also spur us to change things for the better.
An average undergraduate student in physics is better than the AI.
Creative people are better able to engage brain systems that don’t typically work together.
Many key inventions were unique: one-offs.
After almost a century in print, “How to Win Friends and Influence People” still has lessons to teach us.
Delay the instant gratification of online knowledge and first seek out the wisdom within yourself.
Physicists have yet to pinpoint the hypothetical matter that keeps galaxies from flying apart. Now they have a new focus.