The Latest from Big Think

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The six disciplines of strategic thinking.
Why has the value of strategic thinking never been higher? It’s complex.
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Finding it at all was a happy accident. Examining it further may help unlock the secrets hiding within the earliest galaxies of all.
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A new measurement offers insights on the density of the mysterious force driving the Universe's expansion.
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Organizational scientist Steven Rogelberg discusses the common meeting mistakes leaders make and how they can change course.
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Biology plays an important role in emotional reactions, but neuroscientist Kristen A. Lindquist posits that our culture is just as influential.
Unlikely Collaborators
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Each time you fold a piece of paper, you double the paper's thickness. It doesn't take all that long to even reach the Moon.
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The record-breaking transmission could revolutionize deep space communication.
The head of a man and a woman are shown side by side in a research study focused on ketamine and depression.
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
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Here in the 21st century, quantum computing is quickly going from a dream to a reality. But what's hype, and what's actually true?
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It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.
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They have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains.
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Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of many faces. European historian Michael Broers explains which are featured on the silver screen and why.
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The heart's rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.
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Slack’s recent radical upskilling booster week highlighted the urgent need for new approaches to L&D: here are some of the most groundbreaking.
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The cosmic scales governing the Universe are almost unbelievably large. What if we shrunk the Sun down to be just a grain of sand?
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Actor and science communicator Alan Alda shares his three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.
A man is holding a red ribbon, symbolizing the confusion of bureaucracy.
Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.
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Figuring out the answer involved a prism, a pail of water, and a 50 year effort by the most famous father-son astronomer duo ever.