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New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.
Make Sunsets is bringing solar geoengineering from sci-fi to reality.
Why do we tip waitstaff and cabdrivers but not flight attendants and retail clerks?
In all directions, at great distances, the Universe looks younger, more uniform, and less evolved. Does that mean Earth must be the center?
“Having more stem cell activity is good for regeneration, but too much of a good thing over time can have less favorable consequences.”
Australia's AAPowerLink boasts three global superlatives: largest solar farm, largest battery, and longest power cable.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Time is relative, not absolute, as gravity and motion both cause time to dilate. Your head and feet, therefore, don't age at the same rate.
Monica Parker explains how creating opportunities for wonder can help foster a thriving, inclusive workplace.
The writer’s tragic death at age 46 has led many to view him as a tortured artist. Here’s why this label is reductive.
Despite many ultra-distant galaxy candidates found with JWST, we still haven't seen anything from the Universe's first 250 million years.
Cecilie Fjellhøy, from the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, shares her experience.
Mark Weinstein outlines a new path for social media that protects, respects, and empowers the regular users.
Late bloomers often find their moment of transformation when life throws them a curveball.
Anne-Marie Rosser — CEO of creative agency VSA Partners — shares her cross-generational vision for a new brand of leadership.
Fun in business is no laughing matter — it can create a golden strategic advantage and bring serious success in the long term.
LHC scientists just showed that spooky quantum entanglement applies to the highest-energy, shortest-lived particles of all: top quarks.
The findings show that even small areas in the brain may have the potential to represent complex meanings.
Mike Bechtel, chief futurist with Deloitte Consulting LLP, joins Big Think for a wide-ranging look at what’s next — and why.
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Through woodworking, John Furniss, known as The Blind Woodsman, discovered a new purpose and a way to share his vision with the world.
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