The Latest from Big Think

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Schopenhauer and Freud can help teams navigate the most prickly of collaboration problems.
Stellar explosion
The expanding Universe, in many ways, is the ultimate out-of-equilibrium system. After enough time passes, will we eventually get there?
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Big Think recently spoke with behavioral scientist and author Katy Milkman about what really motivates us and steers our behavior.
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Whole Foods Market founding CEO John Mackey synthesized the counterculture with capitalism and drove a food revolution.
A diagram of the solar system illustrates the heliosphere, detailing the termination shock, heliopause, and bow shock, along with the paths of Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, and Voyager 2. This visual representation underscores key aspects of fundamental science in our cosmic neighborhood.
Some think the reason fundamental scientific revolutions are so rare is because of groupthink. It's not; it's hard to mess with success.
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If words are really only 7% of communication, then why would anyone need to learn a foreign language?
big crunch
For nearly 25 years, we thought we knew how the Universe would end. Now, new measurements point to a profoundly different conclusion.
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Scientists are searching for dark matter particles that are trillions or even quadrillion times lighter than the more traditional searches. 
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To kickstart innovation follow the insider startup knowledge about charisma, “well-rounded square pegs,” and rock-solid teams.
LHC insides
CERN's Large Hadron Collider is the most powerful particle accelerator ever. To go even further, we'll have to overcome something big.
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The hangover "cures" on the market don't work. A new hydrogel does.
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No matter your company role, the road to a happy and robust team culture can be built on unconditional regard for others.
planetary nebulae infrared spitzer
In ~7 billion years, our Sun will run out of fuel and die. So will every star, eventually. Here are the different fates they'll encounter.
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GLP-1 agonists may be able to treat addiction, prevent Alzheimer’s, and more.
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Profluent’s new platform is like ChatGPT for genetic technology.
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In 2023, data from the James Webb Space Telescope soured hopes that TRAPPIST-1 c had an atmosphere. That disappointment might have been premature.
hubble tension
The mutual distance between well-separated galaxies increases with time as the Universe expands. What else expands, and what doesn't?
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The number of planets that could support life may be far greater than previously thought, a recent discovery suggests.
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Taco Thursdays and free yoga have their limits — for lasting workplace happiness leaders need to think about purpose.