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Just point the Nix at your surface of choice and within seconds, this eagle-eyed sensor analyzes the pigment and points you to the closest color matches from all the biggest paint brands.

Big Think has just launched its Genius Series of tees, sweatshirts, posters and more! Buy here.

Big Think has launched a line of apparel and goods that celebrate the life and work of four geniuses.

Big Think has launched a line of apparel and goods that celebrate the life and work of four geniuses.

From STEM kits to fashion dolls, these creations all came from the minds of female inventors and designers.

To stay on top in the business world, you have to make sure your business model matches the times.

Fashion Week, 2050

Not every part of a satellite burns up in reentry. Considering the growing number of satellites in orbital space, that’s a big problem.

When it comes to climate change, today’s airplane pollution is a real problem.

Humans blame cats for killing birds, but our buildings are far worse.

They’re fun, so why not? Well, maybe because they’re often inscrutable.

Moving from HOT to HAT, a dazzling new acoustic technology.

Why this $600 million business isn’t about money.

As this typewritten map shows, constraints can be freeing.

“To err” is to be robotic — apparently.

Minimalism, thought to be a solution to our overstimulated lives, is actually dulling our senses.

In the world of crypto, the more outlandish the idea, the more potentially disruptive.

Early reports show that it works, as odd as the approach may seem to some fontologists.

You can learn good design through these books. Most of which is avoiding bad design.

Rather than one layer at a time, this method creates an entire object all at once, using lasers.

So, how do you make something popular? Simple! You just update something old. This applies to storytelling, design, and even tech gadgets.

Anyone can develop a great eye for design, according to the designer who led the team that created the iPod.

The title sequence to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is memorable for its minimalistic, sleek design. But what do those graphics actually say?

AI is short for more than just ‘Artificial Intelligence’. At this crucial stage in its design, we have to decide whether we want it to merely serve us, or to challenge and augment our many selves.

What if we build from the sky down? NYC architects release designs for a skyscraper that would hang from an asteroid and travel between hemispheres.

Turns out simplicity is really, really complicated. Having worked with Steve Jobs for years as an advertising creative director on Apple products, Ken Segall has taken a blood oath to uphold the principles of simplicity.