The Latest from Big Think

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Impossible standards and poor self-understanding are making us miserable.
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We don't know what causes Miyake events, but these great surges of energy can help us understand the past — while posing a threat to our future.
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If you think you know what sex, gender, and "the right thing to do" for trans youth and adults are, be sure it agrees with actual science.
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Tardigrades can completely dehydrate and later rehydrate themselves, a survival trick that scientists are harnessing to preserve medicines in hot temperatures.
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We will have a better shot at improving our lives once we come to understand, know, and love the people we will one day become.
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Before Rome was an empire, it was a republic. And before it was a republic, it was a kingdom ruled by seven mythical kings — some better than others.
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Exoplanet LP 791-18d is likely to have an atmosphere and liquid water.
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Energy balance is the greatest arbiter of weight gain. Embrace the "oinker diet."
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Just by observing the tiny amount of deuterium left over from the Big Bang, we can determine that dark matter and dark energy must exist.
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“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.
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There is no such thing as a void in the Universe.
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To gain its full value, L&D leaders must be open to challenging assumptions about how they approach on-the-job training.
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In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
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When Einstein gave General Relativity to the world, he included an extraneous cosmological constant. How did his 'biggest blunder' occur?
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The meaning of the cryptic text has eluded scholars for centuries. Their latest efforts include computational analyses seeking new insights into the medieval enigma.
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One of Apple's key innovations serves as a psychological breakthrough, as its technology eliminates the isolating feel of headset use.
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Gamma-ray bursts are so powerful they could vaporize the Earth from 200 light-years away. Recreating them in the lab is not easy.
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Neuroscientists and artists alike are making the case that we could transform the world through psychedelics.