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The newest essays, interviews, and features from Big Think.

Nutritional science has increasingly begun to discover that the optimal diet should be an individualized solution, determined by many factors.
If all we had were hydrogen and helium after the Universe were born, we wouldn’t be here today. “The discovery of deuterium and the marked differences in the physical and chemical […]
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RIP pessimists, we barely knew you. Carnegie Mellon University's Professor Michael Scheier explains the impact your outlook has on the world inside of you, from your cells to your psychology.
The arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby was recently forced to forfeit thousands of illegally imported artifacts.
A lot goes into classifying a drug, not only it’s effects but how it alters the brain.   
New research suggests that Tyrannosaurus Rex could only walk, not run, a big change in its ferocious image.
After a generation, we’re finally getting another close-up view. With the science we’re learning, we just might solve its mysteries. “Jupiter instead cooled down below the threshold for fusion, but […]
How do great ideas happen at the workplace? Often when good workers are left alone. 
With quantum teleportation now occurring from Earth to satellites, how long is it before we can teleport a human being? “There would be no Star Trek unless there were transporter malfunctions.” –LeVar […]
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The most make-or-break aspect of job automation? How policy makers handle your transition into a new career.
Businesses have been adopting more diversity programs since the 1990s, but do they actually work?
A programmer was able to automate his remote job; collecting a full-time paycheck while working for two hours a week. The employer, none the wiser, is satisfied with the completed work. But is it ethical?
In How Emotions Are Made psychology professor Lisa Fedlman Barrett considers the role of emotions in health. 
Is logic an immutable, unchangeable set of rules? Or has it it evolved with time – and will it continue to do so?
The communication techniques required to be a successful leader are frequently synonymous with the communication skills required for a business to be successful. For leaders who want to both deliver […]
Comparing NYC to Luxembourg, by way of iceberg A-68
If the expanding Universe and the cosmic microwave background didn’t convince you, this intricate, spectacular prediction should. “In the current cosmological model, only the three lightest elements were created in […]
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Knowing how to tell a good story is like having mind control. Alan Alda shares some incredible tips for captivating a crowd—or nailing your next job interview.