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Google is probably wrong about your health condition.
When the COVID-19 crisis is over, how will education have changed? Will we have made the most of this moment?
We’d like to think that judging people’s worth based on the shape of their head is a practice that’s behind us.
Who is to blame for the U.S.’s dismal college graduation rate? “Radical” educator Dennis Littky has a hunch.
Why do so many people report encounters with seemingly similar entities after taking DMT?
A recent survey also found that political messaging from the pulpit increased the likelihood of believing presidents to be ordained by God.
If a crisis like this only comes once in a hundred years, so does this opportunity.
The old idea of running with springs on your feet gets a high-tech makeover.
A study of over 100,000 businesses in Oregon uncovered some unsettling news about worker conditions.
The pandemic reminds us that our higher education system, with all its flaws, remains a key part of our strategic reserve.
An open letter predicts that a massive wall of rock is about to plunge into Barry Arm Fjord in Alaska.
An information war is being waged.
A U.S. government intelligence agency develops cutting-edge tech to predict future events.
‘Know thy students’ is the principle that can change the form of education, worldwide.
In the near future, most unemployed Americans will have access to government-subsidized programs. But that’s set to change in 2021.
How should we think about the tension between opening the economy back up and preserving public health?
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There are ways to engage with someone with whom you don’t agree.
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The pandemic has given us an early glimpse at how truly disruptive the fourth industrial revolution may be, and the measures we’ll need to support human dignity.
Transparency no doubt keeps organizations more accountable, but public companies need to reconnect with their true owners.
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Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods find a greater foothold in the market as demand for plant-based meats rises.
Price gouging is prohibited in 34 US states and Washington D.C. But two scholars ask whether that’s the way it should be.
The coronavirus pandemic is highlighting the innovations that have been desperately needed in higher education all along.
On May 4, 1970, the National Guard shot and killed four students during an anti-war protest. The massacre went on to change American culture forever.
Those ancient Chinese philosophers earned their insights.
I’m a small business owner in New York City. Until the CARES Act was passed, which offered loans to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis, I’d forgotten my bank […]
Join Big Think Live for a discussion with human rights advocate and best-selling author Shaka Senghor. Learn how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting the prison population and why it has […]
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Despite being raised in a screen-lit world, today’s children make and maintain friendships as well as past generations.
Some purveyors of “wellness” sure are sounding like right-wing conspiracy theorists.
The coronavirus pandemic offers online education companies a chance to prove themselves.
We know what effective teaching looks like. Implementing it can change the lives of Americans.