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Aragon AI CEO Wesley Tian tells Big Think Business how he took his company from initial conception, through acceleration, to the scaling phase.
nasa earth at night
With LEDs bringing brighter nighttime lighting than ever before, and thousands of new satellites polluting the skies, astronomy needs help.
A gladiator brandishing a sword amidst a crowd.
Gladiators fought in rounds, and there were referees to enforce rules. Only rarely were gladiators killed.
A collage of people learning and working on a computer.
Your brain is not an obsolete piece of technology. Once properly trained for learning, it’s your ticket to navigating the AI landscape.
A humble black and white photo of a man with his hands clasped.
In our competitive world, fortune does not appear to favor the humble — but a strong counter-narrative is emerging.
A series of images showing different types of micrometeorites recovered in the transantarctic mountains
Finding alien technology on the seafloor would be truly incredible. This extraordinary claim, however, is debunked by the actual evidence.
A painting depicting the concept of the law of reversed effort, with a naked man exerting himself to carry a heavy rock.
There are many things in life that cannot be improved with greater effort. Sometimes, life requires that you step back.
A tree diagram with branches labeled Astrobiology, Technology, Physics, Math, and Sociology, representing different academic disciplines.
42mins
The Santa Fe Institute is a cradle of modern research. Our host Kmele meets some of the brilliant minds who work there.
A man is sitting in front of a record player.
He co-created one of TV’s funniest shows. He still felt like a failure in his 30s. This is comedian Neal Brennan’s story about conquering toxic self-talk.
Unlikely Collaborators
An image of a woman sitting in a chair in front of an auditorium.
Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking - and how we can stop that from happening.
Unlikely Collaborators
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The NFL icon talks overcoming a difficult childhood and what’s needed to succeed in a world where the cards are stacked against you.
Unlikely Collaborators
An innovative drawing of a bird soaring through the sky, supercharging inspiration with its dynamic flight.
Borrow the same technique that produced McDonald’s, the Hawaiian pizza, the Beatles’ greatest hits, and Shakespeare’s rhetorical flair.
Black outline of an atomic symbol with three intersecting ellipses on a solid blue background.
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Our host Kmele went inside Fermilab, America’s premiere particle accelerator facility, to find out how the smallest particles in the universe can teach us about its biggest mysteries.
JWST supernova remnant Cas A NIRCam 16:9
In 1667, a core-collapse supernova happened right here in the Milky Way, invisible to all humans. ~350 years later, here's what JWST sees.
A liquid is being poured onto a piece of skin.
It could prevent sun damage and help chemical burns heal faster.
A woman utilizing her brain's executive function while laying on a bed surrounded by clothes.
While executive function matures between 18 and 20 years of age, the brain keeps changing long afterward.
A record-breaking nuclear fusion experiment showcases a large machine in a factory.
A massive nuclear fusion experiment just hit a major milestone, potentially putting us a little closer to a future of limitless clean energy.