A small Ohio town tried to escape America’s addiction to rectangular grids. It didn’t last long.
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A look back at the rise of solar power in the US and what’s next.
‘Six Persimmons,’ an ink painting by the Chinese monk Mu Qi, has long been hailed as the poster child of Zen Buddhism. But is its reputation deserved?
The benefits of the psychedelic seem to last long after the trip wears off.
If you gave me $400 and I gave you $3.15, would you consider yourself wealthier? That’s a financial analogy for the supposed fusion power “breakthrough.”
Jim Lee, President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, tells us how his childhood obsession with Superman changed his life.
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If words are really only 7% of communication, then why would anyone need to learn a foreign language?
The first human trial of base editing delivered strong results along with some safety concerns.
Esperanto was intended to be an easy-to-learn second language that enabled you to speak with anyone on the planet.
Popular media often frame scientists as having a cold, sterile view of the world. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
The Osbournes was MTV’s biggest show – and it almost cost Jack Osbourne his life. Here’s how his family’s reality TV fame stole his childhood, and how he’s been able to heal since.
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Depression applies to individuals and businesses alike — and so does the solution.
Claims of a “loneliness epidemic” aren’t based on robust data. Loneliness might be a problem, but it’s not worse than it was in the past.
This isn’t America’s first rodeo with monkeypox. In 2003, the virus swept across America thanks to a shipment of exotic animals.
From AI to health and the metaverse, this year’s CES promised new tech that will change lives long after the excitement of the latest TV wears off.
Alli Webb, co-founder of Drybar, has a message for up-and-coming leaders: Embrace the mess!
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.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.
It’s the paradoxical observation that the more we try to process, the less we actually can.
Math can explain why your laces spontaneously come untied — and how to stop it.
The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.
Sound may be an overlooked tool for boosting well-being.
Rich data on the global state of our feathered friends presents plenty of bad news — but also some bright spots.
The idea is to study the thing itself — be it a work of literature, death, family, a car, a vaccine, or the hospital — without preconceived notions, trendy easy answers, or dogma imposed on it.
By the end, even his mom wanted him gone.
“Burke’s the butcher, Hare’s the thief, and Knox the man who buys the beef.” Read the story of 19th-century Scotland’s corpse dealers.
A classical equivalent to Chanel No. 5.
Some think the reason fundamental scientific revolutions are so rare is because of groupthink. It’s not; it’s hard to mess with success.
Veteran investor Sujal Patel, co-founder and CEO of Nautilus Biotechnology, helps us sift golden nuggets from the loose shale of entrepreneurship.