A preview of the latest novel by the National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson.
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Scientists are notoriously resistant to new ideas. Are they falling prey to groupthink? Or are our current theories just that successful?
The plan — conquer China and push west to attack the Ottomans — was peak imperial hubris, as the Spanish themselves eventually realized.
Maybe — just don’t expect a carbon copy.
Andrew Markell — philosopher, martial artist, and CEO advisor — argues that true endurance comes from desire, ritual, and learning to evolve through chaos.
Physicist Daniel Whiteson challenges the notion that all intelligent species would eventually uncover the same laws of nature. Do you agree?
Reading classic books can teach you as much about the present as the past.
Rivals may try to outnumber us with fleets of cheap vessels. Our path is to out-innovate them.
Why the most enduring organizations stop chasing trends and start designing systems that prioritize people over processes.
Wales shares with Big Think his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to build a culture on trust.
Introverts have social batteries that will drain over time, but they can be recharged with good energy hygiene. Here’s how.
Nearly 100 years after being theorized, the strange behavior of the neutrino still mystifies us. They could be even stranger than we know.
An ode to the data visualization tools that help us see what is too vast, complex, or interconnected for the naked eye — from planetary systems to pandemic trends.
The planet, the Solar System, and the galaxy aren’t expanding. But the whole Universe is. So where does the dividing line begin?
A look at how criminals are using unrestricted chatbots and how cyber defenders are fighting back.
For 13.8 billion years, the Universe has been expanding. But that couldn’t have been the case for an eternity, and science has proven it.
It’s no wonder great writers swear by messy first drafts.
Natural navigator Tristan Gooley joins us to discuss the philosophy of reading nature’s hidden clues — and how relearning this ancient skill can help us see the world, and ourselves, with greater awareness.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Dark matter has never been directly detected, but the astronomical evidence for its existence is overwhelming. Here’s what to know.
It’s not just about the home; it’s about everything.
In this excerpt from “Playful,” Cas Holman surveys the research that brought the neuroscience of play into the mainstream.
Investment in quantum is growing. Anastasia Marchenkova wants to make sure funders still ask the tough questions.
We’ve long known we can’t go back to infinite temperatures and densities. But the hottest part of the hot Big Bang remains a cosmic mystery.
In this excerpt from “One Hand Clapping,” Nikolay Kukushkin makes the case that neurons reveal how memory, meaning, and even consciousness emerge from the same biological roots in humans, sea slugs, and beyond.
Richard Fain — Chairman and former CEO of Royal Caribbean Group — explains how a tongue-twister helped boost his company’s fortunes.
Red dwarfs are the Universe’s most common star type. Their flaring now makes potentially Earth-like worlds uninhabitable, but just you wait.
It’s time to write the human genome, argues microbiologist Andrew Hessel.
When making any tough decision, the key is not to be overly exploratory or exploitative.
Marine Tanguy — author and founder/CEO of MTArt Agency — argues that viewing and creating art has profound benefits.