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Dr. Temple Grandin shares how we can unlock the hidden gifts of neurodivergent minds.
On the morning of April 20, 1961, all conditions were "go" for an attempt at free flight. A man was on standby with a fire extinguisher. Just in case.
Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.
Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
During the industrial era the cost of artificial light fell off a cliff — and the road to illumination was paved with ingenuity and slaughter.
The challenges of setting out in a new direction can be overwhelming — but we can learn to navigate the inflection moments.
Explore data on electric car sales and stocks worldwide.
For human-centered leadership to achieve a “tipping point," people, productivity, and profits must be aligned.
If you guessed “staying up all night to play video games,” you’d be right.
Perrikaryal uses an EEG to translate her brain activity into beating bosses in "Elden Ring" and beyond.
A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths. For one, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public.
Twin Health lets patients with diabetes see what’s happening inside their own body and can model each patient’s unique metabolism.
Architect and brand innovator Kevin Ervin Kelley sounds the alarm for workplace culture — and argues for a “big bang” collision of forms and shapes.
The former Nintendo president has become synonymous with the backlash against layoffs — because, like a great leader, he focused on lifting people.
Ground-based facilities enable the greatest scientific production in all of astronomy. The NSF needs to be ambitious, and it's now or never.
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Too many leaders create an imbalance between thinking and doing — but a clear vision can be sharpened through deep reflection.
Tech designed to fuse atoms might be able to clean up space, too.
Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.
In 1924, sociologist and social reformer Caroline Bartlett Crane designed an award-winning tiny home in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Its creators hope the technology will help people meaningfully connect with the external world.
NASA gave three robots plans for a moon shelter, and the robots figured out how to build it.
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Actor, author, and director Jesse Eisenberg demystifies the role of anxiety and self-doubt in leadership.
What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.
Former President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, unpacks the leadership strategy behind her success.
AI is both a tool and a catalyst — and the key to successful integration is to rewrite your rule book and tinker.
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When one path is blocked, a new one must be paved. How Einstein, Heisenberg and Gödel used constraints to make life-changing discoveries:
Meta and NYU’s robot can navigate and clean rooms it’s never seen before.
Big Think spoke with animator and animation historian Tom Sito about the cyclical evolution of animation.
The management of fear is a core leadership skill in today’s globalized world — and the task is not as daunting as you might expect.