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On July 4, we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the discovery of the Higgs boson, the missing piece of the Standard Model of particle physics.

“If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident.”

We have become the greatest threat to ourselves and to life on this planet. We need a set of agreed-upon safeguards to preserve our future.

Giambattista della Porta’s contributions to codebreaking changed the course of communication.

We will have a better shot at improving our lives once we come to understand, know, and love the people we will one day become.

Scientists turn to nature to improve a ubiquitous building material.

Let us share this miracle with mothers in poor countries.

The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.

Hawking’s refusal to upgrade his communication system preserved a voice that became iconic, not just for its sound, but for the profound identity it conveyed.

Everything everywhere all at once.

Social media has made yelling past each other all the easier.

Can two planets stably share the same orbit? Conventional wisdom says no, but a look at Saturn’s moons might tell a different story.

A non-invasive method for looking inside structures is solving mysteries about the ancient pyramid.

For many, it was just a successful launch like any other. But for scientists around the globe, it was a victory few dared to imagine.

No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?

The chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally.

For Buddhists, the “Four Noble Truths” offer a path to lasting happiness.

The Universe certainly formed stars, at one point, for the very first time. But we haven’t found them yet. Here’s what everyone should know.

Frugality can also benefit the environment.

Toxoplasmosis, which results from a chance encounter with a cougar and the parasite it carries, can push a wolf to seek alpha status.

Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.

What would it take to create a truly intelligent microbot, one that can operate independently?

The value of art does not lie in the artwork itself but is instead determined by curators, collectors, critics, and other participants in the modern-day art market.

No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?

The Standard Model of elementary particles has three nearly identical copies of particles: generations. And nobody knows why.

Intelligence is not fixed but fluid. A growth mindset allows our brains to flourish while lowering our stress levels.

Aragon AI CEO Wesley Tian tells Big Think Business how he took his company from initial conception, through acceleration, to the scaling phase.

How the simple act of watching twilight can radically transform our perception of the world and our role within it.

More than any other equation in physics, E = mc² is recognizable and profound. But what do we actually learn about reality from it?

Big Think Business columnist Eric Markowitz prefaces his new series on long-term thinking with the experience that almost cut his life short.