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The essential element needed for innovation is creative dissonance — and the keys to unlocking it were forged by bankers in Italy.
A new generation of leaders is forging a path for 21st-century capitalism that’s both profitable and socially responsible.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s airship startup hits a major milestone.
Chemists could replace bubbling flasks with tumbling ball mills.
A unique combination of DNA and silica is the strongest known material for its density (but you’ll need a lot of it before you can build a suit from it).
The miniaturization of particle accelerators could disrupt medical science.
Scientists have been chasing the dream of harnessing the reactions that power the Sun since the dawn of the atomic era. Interest, and investment, in the carbon-free energy source is heating up.
Scientists will be able to make detailed "Claymation-like" movies of chemical reactions.
Aragon AI CEO Wesley Tian tells Big Think Business how he took his company from initial conception, through acceleration, to the scaling phase.
With LEDs bringing brighter nighttime lighting than ever before, and thousands of new satellites polluting the skies, astronomy needs help.
AIs can imitate but not innovate — for now, at least.
Borrow the same technique that produced McDonald’s, the Hawaiian pizza, the Beatles’ greatest hits, and Shakespeare’s rhetorical flair.
A massive nuclear fusion experiment just hit a major milestone, potentially putting us a little closer to a future of limitless clean energy.
The reported supremacy of generative AI over human brain-power in business ideation depends on how you define “better.”
Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring a stranded space factory, Jeff Bezos' new moon lander, and more.
To break "analysis paralysis," reduce the number of available options — and introduce an element of chance.
These astounding inventions show that civilizations of the past were a lot more advanced than we might have thought.
See the 3 biggest space stories from October 16-22, 2023.
Sophisticated rovers have found the conditions for Martian life, as well as the building blocks of life, but never life itself. AI can help.
This biochemist is determined to create a new life form by reversing the shape of molecules.
To reap the benefits of AI technologies, businesses must keep humans in the driving seat.
Once at the pinnacle of Amsterdam’s art scene, Rembrandt van Rijn eventually found himself outcompeted by his own students.
Since the 1980s, engineered monoclonal antibodies have been knocking out invading germs. Sperm may be next.
Only nine weeks later, the Wright Brothers achieved manned flight. The pathologically cynical always will find a reason to complain.
From fearless quitting to redefined values, "Virtual Natives" are reinventing work culture.
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.
It temporarily puts the immune system on high alert to prevent MRSA, pneumonia, and other infections in the hospital.
You can’t farm spiders — but putting spider genes into silkworms works even better.
AI-powered voice technology is poised to revolutionize the ways we do business.
How Stacy Madison — founder of Stacy’s Pita Chips and BeBOLD Foods — discovered that reinvention is not a one-off deal but an ongoing process.