The Latest from Big Think

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By unlearning old leadership mindsets, cultures, and assumptions we can move from Industrial Age thinking to Intelligence Age thinking.
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Benjamin Oakes — CEO of buzz-worthy biotech company Scribe Therapeutics — joins Big Think for a chat about innovation, human endeavor, and more.
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The Lyman-α emission line has never been seen earlier than 550 million years after the Big Bang. So why does JADES-GS-z13-1-LA have one?
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Galactic activity doesn't just arrive when supermassive black holes feast on matter. Before, during, and after all create fascinating signs.
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"No matter how long you’ve been doing a job or how good people say you are, you need to care as if you’ve never done it before."
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Why would someone who has spent their entire career following orders become a great leader overnight?
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Although a great many unidentified sights have been seen in the skies, none have conclusively demonstrated the presence of aliens. So far.
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Finding life beyond our Solar System requires understanding its host planet.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Taught in every introductory physics class for centuries, the parabola is only an imperfect approximation for the true path of a projectile.
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The salinity of the oceans is not just a matter of taste. Saltier water behaves differently, too.
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Inflation, dark matter, and string theory are all proposed extensions to the prior consensus picture. But what does the evidence say?
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There's value to be found in the arguments that make you uncomfortable — especially in a culture that has trained us to avoid them.
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The observation that everything we know is made out of matter and not antimatter is one of nature's greatest puzzles. Will we ever solve it?
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"The Big Map of Who Lived When" plots the lifespans of historical figures — from Eminem all the way back to Genghis Khan.
A collage of clock faces—one depicting cavemen, another showing hands typing on a laptop, and a blank clock—symbolizes the hyperefficient evolution of work over time.
These practical strategies can help you conquer burnout and achieve a state of calm and focused productivity.
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The annual rite of passage has always been more about the ambivalence of adults than the amusement of children.
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With the right prompts, large language models can produce quality writing — and make us question the limits of human creativity.