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Our brains weren’t built for the amount of info we deal with now. That’s why scientists have made the case for a “second brain” — a place to dump ideas so you can actually see how they connect later.

With a waning Moon and a denser-than-ever debris trail, 2025's Geminids might be the year's best meteor shower, and 2026's could be amazing.

Ninety million years after our lineages split, humans are beginning to listen to whales in a new way. Marine biologist David Gruber shares the work that has become his life’s pursuit: learning how to hear the planet’s largest mammals.

In this excerpt from "The Hypocrisy Trap," Michael Hallsworth explains why accusations of hypocrisy don’t always damage credibility.

Media trailblazer Tim O’Reilly tells Big Think why AI requires "get yourself dirty" work — and warns us not to buy the hype.

We have a picture of how and when it will all come to an end. These three big ideas could still profoundly change how our cosmos evolves.

Conversations about an imminent "AI bubble" tend to miss the big picture.

Not every company holds an annual food skirmish like OGC — but designing rituals with intentionality can strengthen your corporate soul.

Science has assembled an incredible story outlining our Universe's whole history. Despite its unrivaled success, 9 profound gaps remain.

There are so many problems, all across planet Earth, that harm and threaten humanity. Why invest in researching the Universe?

Joe Nucci, author of "Psychobabble," joins us to discuss how the misuse of psychological language risks blurring the lines between everyday problems and clinical diagnoses.

In this excerpt from "Strange Stability," Benjamin Wilson explores how the concept of "deterrence" went from explaining criminal behavior to becoming a nuclear strategy.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

What a 1950s experiment reveals about conformity in the age of the internet.

Although American Thanksgiving only comes once a year, the scientific rules that make our Universe possible are always worth appreciating.

“Until very recently, I thought I would die with the same genome that I was born with.”

“Old systems of the past are collapsing, and new systems of the future are still to be born. I call this moment the great progression.”

Be weird and esoteric because humans are weird and esoteric.

Personal finance expert Paula Pant says you can afford almost anything if you recognize that every money choice involves a trade-off.

“Why would adding shame and blame help me improve my behavior?”