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Your mother most likely went through a lot to raise you when you were a baby… including getting some of the worst sleep of her life.
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What is the best piece of advice Mia Farrow ever gave her son? We’ve got the answer.
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From quarterbacks in the NFL to retail staff at Walmart, virtual reality trains you to be the best at whatever it is you do.
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North Korea has nothing to lose in face-to-face diplomatic talks. Can the same be said of the U.S.?
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Boaty McBoatface could have been a billion-dollar brand that re-invigorated science education, but now its epic failure is a lesson for the rest of us.
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Zoologist Lucy Cooke explains evolution’s answer to non-consensual sex among spotted hyenas: an eight-inch pseudo-penis for all the ladies.
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Being real at the office? Some workplaces would frown at the idea, but Amway embraces it (and is all the better for it).
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Artificial intelligence has the capability to far surpass our intelligence in a relatively short period of time, but we have to lay the right groundwork now while we still can.
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Crowdsourcing as an idea isn’t anything new, says historian and sex researcher Alice Dreger. She tells us about the history of public gathering of information from the medieval era to today.
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Getting feedback is hard. Giving feedback is even harder. Here’s how to do it properly and empower your team.
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Predicting the future is about to become a whole lot cheaper. Here’s how economists look at artificial intelligence.
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Victim status has become a competition, and it’s ruining our ability to solve the problems we face together.
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Where do your beliefs come from? It turns out evolution is behind every religion in the world.
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Maternal leave is a big deal. Increasingly, studies are finding that paternal leave is equally important.
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Why have some conspiracy theories been pushed back into the public? Because when you try to force them out of the mainstream, they’ll find a wider audience on the fringes.
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Don’t take the Bible so seriously, says religious scholar and fully interesting guy Rob Bell.
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Here’s how immersive virtual reality experiences can help us save animals, the planet and each other.
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Protest is an age-old social good, but a new strain developing on the Left may kill democracy, says “professor in exile” Heather Heying.
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America’s loneliness epidemic must be confronted. There’s much to be gained by fostering social connectivity, from boosting our immune systems to potentially reducing extremism.
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The best hiring manager might just be the computer sitting on your desk, says AI expert Joanna Bryson.
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As one of the world’s leading experts in neurobiology, Dennis Charney had been studying trauma victims for years before becoming one himself.
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The reason has to do with how the wind was blowing in a particular part of the world in August of 1588. It’s that specific.
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From child vaccination rates to economic prosperity, paid parental leave benefits us all.
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Ever wanted to ask a NASA astronomer a question? Michelle Thaller is Big Think’s resident space pro, and she is taking questions right now!
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Is Donald Trump a plutocrat in populist’s clothing? Martin Amis defends rational thought over anti-intellectualism—which might just be the greatest con in American politics.
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Got drama in your life? Here’s how to recognize the high-conflict personality instigating it and avoid playing into their hands.
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Raw talent doesn’t just exist in ivy league business schools, says superstar business consultant Ram Charan.
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When you’re at the top of a business, you might be tempted to say to your employees that everything is fine because you have all the answers.
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Evangelical Christians are abandoning their core beliefs to follow a cult leader, says Reza Aslan.
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Is today a repeat of yesterday? Rob Bell explains how the Japanese concept of Ikigai can help you wake up with a sense of wonder and purpose.
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