The Latest from Big Think

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The book cover of "How Flowers Made Our World" by David George Haskell features a large pink orchid, lush nature scenery, and hints at the evolutionary history of flowers, with text in white and yellow on a dark background.
Once land plants, seagrasses staged one of evolution’s boldest reversals — returning to the ocean and reinventing their biology to thrive beneath the waves.
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First rising in the 15th century, these forts sought to counter a deadly innovation in military technology.
Illustration of multiple spiral galaxies and stars being pulled toward a central black hole in deep space, with blue and purple light streaks tracing the motion along a dark energy curve that shapes the universe.
Early on, the Universe needed near-perfect flatness, or atoms, stars, and galaxies couldn't form. What happens once dark energy takes over?
The book cover of "Love Thy Stranger" by Bart D. Ehrman features a painting of four biblical figures and the subtitle, inspired by the command to "love thy stranger," exploring how Jesus’ teachings transformed Western moral conscience.
Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman contends that our modern sense of altruism can be traced back to the radical shift in ethical thinking sparked by Jesus' teachings.
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The image you're seeing isn't a hole in the Universe, and the cosmic voids that do exist aren't hole-like at all.
Book cover of "The Algorithm" by Jon McNeill, featuring a bold red background with yellow patterns that evoke the complexity of the algorithm, along with striking white and black text.
Inside GM’s race to build the electric Hummer lies a powerful lesson in speed, simplicity, and the operating system required for exponential growth.
A round, abstract blue structure with numerous flowing, curly strands extends outward against a solid black background, evoking the dynamic intelligence of BrainMaxxing AI.
While LooksMaxxing often headlines the news, the idea of BrainMaxxing deserves real attention. Growing your mind never goes out of style.
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Andy Weir’s novel blends humor, scientific rigor, and human ingenuity to make science fiction feel believable and thrilling.
Book cover of "Tell Me Where It Hurts" by Rachel Zoffness, PhD, featuring a pain scale from green to red under the title and subtitle about the science and 3 pillars of pain and healing.
By better understanding how the brain constructs pain, we may transform how we treat chronic suffering.
We have two descriptions of the Universe that work perfectly well: general relativity and quantum physics. Too bad they don't work together.
Looking up at the night sky gives us a glimpse of the Universe beyond our terrestrial concerns. Here's the science of what's out there.
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Activist, author, and Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani explains why playing it safe is hurting workplaces — and how to change it.
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Cities and organizations alike risk becoming highly efficient — but indistinguishable — unless leaders actively preserve space for imagination and deviation.
No matter what physical system we consider, nature always obeys the same fundamental laws. Must it be this way, and if so, why?
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Classic literature reveals how resilience can be both a source of strength in troubled times — and a dangerous ideal.
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This is how Darktrace successfully trained 75% of their global managers across 20 cohorts in under 2 years.
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Every generation has faced a version of this moment — the question has never been what our tools can do, but what we choose to do with them.
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When what we predict and what we measure don't add up, that's a sign there's something new to learn. Could it be a new fundamental force?
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Small signals of warmth can dramatically change how people respond to you.