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The Big Think Interview
Most people freeze in a crisis. Here’s why — and how to stop it
“The fear of panic has killed more people than most disasters themselves.”
Amanda Ripley
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The Past
The largest accidental explosion of all time
More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Ross Pomeroy
A drip in a hospital
Health
Machine-learning system flags remedies that might do more harm than good
The model is almost eight hours ahead of a doctor's recognition of a patient's deterioration.
Adam Zewe
Starts With A Bang
Wildfires are peaking as the solar eclipse nears; here’s what you need to know
Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming are all on fire, and simply driving your car can be the most dangerous thing of all. “I’d rather fight 100 structure fires than a wildfire. With […]
Ethan Siegel
Starts With A Bang
This is what would happen if an asteroid hit New York
Last week, an asteroid fell from the sky and struck the Lake Michigan area. What if it had been a city-killer instead? “By preventing dangerous asteroid strikes, we can save […]
Ethan Siegel
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