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In this preview, the Stanford professor muses on how emergence, arriving at complex patterns from simple parts, explains AI, brains, and life itself.
Higher productivity drives increases in wealth, wages, and living standards. AI could be just what we need to solve many of today’s problems — if we manage the gains wisely.
In theory, the fabric of space could have been curved in any way imaginable. So why is the Universe flat when we measure it?
Many organizations are missing a key catalyst for excellence — and it’s not a new software program or workplace perk.
Binary black holes eventually inspiral and merge. That's why the OJ 287 system is destined for the most energetic event in history.
A preview of the latest book by Chinese history expert Charlotte Brooks
Over billions of years, fewer stars form, galaxies mutually recede, and the Universe becomes ever darker. Here's how fast it all happens.
A preview of the latest novel by the New York Times bestselling author.
Nothing lives forever, at least, not in the known Universe. But relativity allows us to get closer than ever: from a physics perspective.
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The path to exploring the high-energy Universe was clear and compelling. Here's how 2025's cuts are still causing NASA casualties in 2026.
A new framework suggests that bursts of neural chaos could be the fingerprints of a conscious mind at work.
Anne Lamott and Neal Allen join us to discuss why embracing constraints can be the best way to find freedom in the craft.
Not everyone accepts the scientific consensus; some even make careers out of challenging it. But only a select few do it the right way.
Rubin joins Big Think for a chat about her one-minute rule, why self-knowledge is key to a good life, and more.
Resembling a cosmic brain, the Exposed Cranium Nebula instead shows a dying, massive star, as JWST reveals. Its fate remains uncertain.
What goes up into low-Earth orbit will eventually come down, bringing huge consequences with it. Be informed, not surprised!
Today’s AI is built to respond. The future belongs to proactive systems.
In traveling through the expanding Universe, particles slow down while light and gravitational waves redshift. What degrades and what won't?
In this excerpt from Separation of Powers, Cass Sunstein explains how the U.S. Constitution prevents such a concentration of authority from turning democracy into despotism.