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A grid of six Hubble Space Telescope images showcases different types of colorful nebulae with intricate shapes against a starry backdrop.
Some nebulae emit their own light, some reflect the light from stars around them, and some only absorb light. But that's just the beginning.
A grayscale portrait of a smiling person wearing glasses, exuding Warren Buffett wisdom, is centered within graphic elements featuring blue stripes and charts.
Investor Guy Spier joins Big Think for a chat about the “Oracle of Omaha,” generative AI, what confuses him, and more.
A tilted spiral galaxy gracefully tipped towards the viewer reveals a bright core and dark, dusty rings, set against the infinity of deep blue space.
When we see spiral galaxies, some are face-on, others are edge-on, but most are tipped at an angle. But which side is closest to us?
Composite image of spiral galaxy NGC 300. Left: wide view with area highlighted. Right: close-up of highlighted area. Bottom: magnified star field view. NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team.
The tiniest galaxies of all are the most susceptible to violence by their larger, bullying siblings. That's why we need them in isolation.
Silhouette of a human head with an outlined brain, set against a background of abstract swirling white lines on black.
When your life’s truth and the reality you live become out of sync, you risk falling into an "anxiety spiral."
A person sits on a chair in a library setting, with bookshelves on either side and a white backdrop behind them.
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"It's not that I don't think these problems are big or that they're urgent, but I can start to see that these problems are solvable."
A vivid image of a bright, colorful galaxy with swirling red, blue, and white clouds of gas and dust, where galaxies collide amid distant stars in the dark, expanding universe.
The Universe is expanding, and individual, bound structures are all receding away from one another. How, then, are galaxies still colliding?