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Books

From the Congo to Hiroshima: The colonial propaganda that powered the Manhattan Project

In this excerpt from "Tales of Militant Chemistry," Alice Lovejoy exposes how the need for uranium during WWII led the Allied governments to turn a blind eye to colonial exploitation.

Alice Lovejoy

Illustrated map showing streets, parks, and landmarks of a coastal city bordered by Hob's River and Delaware Bay, with a compass rose in the lower right corner.

Strange Maps

The strange cartography of Superman’s ever-shifting hometown

The latest "Superman" film sets Metropolis in the First State.

Frank Jacobs

Book cover for "There's Got to Be a Better Way" by Nelson P. Repenning and Donald C. Kieffer, featuring dynamic work design elements with a butterfly and broken glass on a white background bordered in orange.

Business

Learn the 5 core principles of “dynamic work design”

MIT Sloan’s Nelson P. Repenning and Donald C. Kieffer outline their tried-and-tested solution for stubborn workflow blockages.

Nelson P. Repenning

A grainy black and white image shows SPHEREx comet 3I/ATLAS gleaming at the center, surrounded by stars appearing as streaks due to long exposure.

Starts With A Bang

SPHEREx and JWST reveal what comet 3I/ATLAS is… and isn’t

Designed to map galaxies, the SPHEREx mission's first science result is instead about interstellar interloper 3I/ATLAS. No, it's not aliens.

Ethan Siegel

Two figures in dark robes bow deeply toward each other on a light background, evoking the spirit of naikan in a traditional Japanese ink illustration style.

Mini Philosophy

Ask these 3 “Naikan” questions for a happier, healthier attitude toward life

You are held, shaped, and sustained by a thousand invisible hands.

Jonny Thomson

A grayscale portrait of Caterina Fake is centered between an FDNY ambulance on the left and patterned designs with circular symbols on the right.

Business

Essential skills for “weird times”: How internet pioneer Caterina Fake keeps it real

Venture capitalist and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake talks to Big Think about why AI won’t make the internet better, her influences beyond tech, and more.

Lucy Handley