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What happens when scientists "write what they know"? Some amazing science fiction stories.
Arendt thought 20th-century philosophy had become too passive and abstract. She called for "active thinking" that prepares us to live in the real world.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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"There is interesting ethical questions about how we should actually conduct ourselves in [a space colonization] exploration phase."
Photons come in every wavelength you can imagine. But one particular quantum transition makes light at precisely 21 cm, and it's magical.
Want to know how to handle work-life pressure? Big Think asked Warfare co-directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza.
You don't need to be a scientist or a philosopher for facts, reality, and the truth to matter. The alternative is simply known as bullshit.
In this preview from "The Saucerian," author Gabriel Mckee explains how the combination of fantastical stories and obscure bureaucracy launched the “space age of the imagination.”
As we shape our future we should ask: Which interpretations of classic sci-fi fables hold sway with today’s powerful tech leaders?
A Cambridge-based team claims to find molecules on an exoplanet that are only produced by life on Earth. Don't fall for the unfounded hype.
Locked inside their minds, thousands await a cure. Neuroscientist Daniel Toker is racing to find it.
The cofounder of Hyrox — one of the fastest-growing global brands in fitness — puts his snowballing success through a proper Big Think workout.
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"There's a long history of people claiming planets which look Earth-like, Earth 2.0, Earth twins."
According to Stephen Hawking, spontaneously emitted radiation should cause all black holes to decay. But we've never seen it: not even once.
Grandmasters and drug dealers have one thing in common: They are many steps ahead of their rivals.
Warren Buffett famously noted that Berkshire Hathaway would “never depend on the kindness of strangers to stay in business.” Startups take note.
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"The more uncertain and scary things get in the world, the more we as humans are drawn to simple dichotomies."
In all the known Universe, Earth is the only planet known to have native life. What should guide us in expanding humanity beyond our world?
If an asteroid hadn't killed off the dinosaurs, humans would almost certainly have never walked the Earth.