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Book cover featuring the title “Distancing: How Great Leaders Reframe to Make Better Decisions” by L. David Marquet and Michael A. Gillespie on a light purple background, highlighting insights from intel genius leadership strategies.
To navigate a heavyweight corporate quandary, take a leaf out of Intel’s brilliant playbook — walk out, and return as your own successor.
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Many of us rely on emotional advice that doesn’t actually work. Psychologist Ethan Kross offers a smarter, science-backed approach to managing emotions with flexibility and perspective.
Silhouetted quiver trees under a starry night sky, with the Milky Way forming a bright arc above the horizon—perfect for fans of stunning 2025 night sky images.
Across planet Earth, dark and pristine night skies are an increasingly rare resource. These photos showcase the best of what we still have.
A woman sits on a chair in a studio with a neutral backdrop, overlaid with yellow flowers and barbed wire against a black background.
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“There's a very pervasive belief that human nature is fundamentally selfish, but I know for a fact that that can't be true in part because my life was saved by a stranger a long time ago when I was 19.”
The Universe was born incredibly hot, and has expanded and cooled ever since. Could life have begun back when space was "room temperature?"
A person stands facing a wall covered in sticky notes on the left; abstract blue and white sparkling patterns form a striking nexus on the right side of the image.
When your head is full of information, how can you actually make use of it?
Three white smokestacks emit thick, swirling clouds of orange and white smoke against a black background, hinting at the dramatic effect of going nuclear.
Nuclear chemist Tim Gregory joins Big Think to make the case that nuclear energy can still transform the world for the better.