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"Everything abstract is ultimately part of the concrete. Everything inanimate finally serves the living. That is why every activity dealing in abstraction stands in ultimate service to a living whole."
"There is no great harm in the theorist who makes up a new theory to fit a new event. But the theorist who starts with a false theory and then sees everything as making it come true is the most dangerous enemy of human reason."
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In this video, economist and author Tim Harford teaches an important lesson about succeeding at failure through the story of psychologist Leon Festinger’s infiltration of a cult led by Dorothy […]
The Universe is full of surprises. These are the biggest, plus what they mean. “Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.” -Boris Pasternak So it is in […]
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Is there a way to bring out the genius within all of us? The New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer asks neuroscientist Joy Hirsch about the nature of neuro-identity.
Constant touching and emotional warmth are essential to cognitive development, yet our educational and professional environments are skeptical, often for litigious reasons.
The leading research and technology company in the Nordic countries, VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland Ltd, has developed a mass-production method that allows the manufacturing of decorative organic solar panels that can be used on a variety of surfaces.
Though the job market is seeking more Spanish-English bilingual employees, there are far more jobs valuing their skill at less than $35,000 per year than $95,000 per year.
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Neuroscientist Joy Hirsch chats with The New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer about searching within the brain for where "genius" resides.
New anthropological research demonstrates that belief in an all-powerful God is not essential to the formation and development of complex society.
Everest is presenting a new challenge to man: how to dispose of human feces on the world's tallest mountain.
Some consumers are hesitant to adopt electric-powered vehicles out of fear that they will become stranded — something researchers are calling “range anxiety.”
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As part of Big Think's partnership with 92Y's Seven Days of Genius series, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer asks Heather Berlin about the research that illuminates our understanding of genius.
In 1931, Norway annexed part of Greenland. It could have been the start of a very Cold War indeed.
In life, the most important skill is communication. It’s the bottleneck to almost every problem in almost every area of our lives. Effective communication is similar to magic, for it […]
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Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explains current research into creative "flow states," examining what happens in the brain when rappers and jazz musicians improvise.
Author and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis explains how Uber's business plan seeks to change the way the public perceives car ownership.
If patients better understood the health risks associated with certain kinds of medical care, they would likely seek less treatment.
On March 4th at 19:30:15 Universal Time, Venus and Uranus will pass within 0.1° of each other. Here’s how to see it. “Since you cannot do good to all, you […]
The technology draws on the concepts established by theatre companies like Punchdrunk that create an immersive world for an audience to explore while the narrative unfolds around them.