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Systems Thinking
The future belongs to complexity.
A radical proposal reimagines Europe as a carbon-neutral continent where national boundaries are replaced by regions defined by renewable energy capabilities.
What the breakthrough methods of laboratory research can teach the business world about brainstorming.
The transformational change driven by AI will elevate neurodiversity inclusion as an organizational asset, argues Maureen Dunne.
Leap day only comes once every four years, including in 2024. But the reason we have it, including when we do and don't, may surprise you.
Acting "little and often" has huge consequences and they're not always good — but awareness yields solutions.
The second law of thermodynamics is an inviolable law of reality. Here's what everyone should know about closed, open, and isolated systems.
If you give yourself and others space to tinker and experiment, then you might create something incredible. Here's how to do it well.
The world is facing many crises, and we should look to natural interdependence and ancient wisdom as we explore science for solutions.
An army of replicators belonging to national laboratories, research universities, and amateur garages is rushing to replicate ambient superconductivity in LK-99.
If we're going to discuss oceanography and climate change, we should at least identify the currents correctly.
Origin of life studies have always focused on a set of strict environments that could give rise to life. Ante-life opens new possibilities.
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Geniuses and prodigies are captivating. But generalists rule the world.
John Templeton Foundation
The classic picture of Jupiter's great rocky core might be entirely wrong.
What the hell is “re-engineering business value creation systems” anyway?
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A productivity expert explains how you can be creative and a powerhouse of productivity.
When you bring two fingers together, you can feel them "touch" each other. But are your atoms really touching, and if so, how?
For nearly a century, physicists have argued over how to interpret quantum physics. But reality exists independent of any interpretation.
ChatGPT's capabilities are astonishing.
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Pessimism sounds smart. Optimism sounds dumb. Don’t fall for it, says Wired’s Kevin Kelly.
John Templeton Foundation
What's the point of all that money?
The strangest thing about trying to predict the future is that our only clues lie in the past.
Meet the power plant of the future.
To find the optimal route between many different locations, we need the power of quantum computers.
The NSF’s new, cutting-edge solar observatory shows us the Sun as never before. Here’s why we need to know. On December 12, 2019, the world’s most powerful solar observatory — the National Science […]