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A teacher in a classroom with children sitting on the floor, learning a second language.
Being bilingual benefits children as they learn to speak — and adults as they age.
A robot is making a rock hand gesture with the word hola.
People who have a regional accent might prefer robots who speak like them over generic voices.
A group of stars and galaxies in space.
Galaxies don't simply feed their central supermassive black holes, but the activity generated inside affects the entire galaxy and more.
A piece of paper with numbers written on it.
These scrolls are the only remaining intact library of ancient Rome — and they will crumble at a touch.
A group of people are sitting around a table.
Police forces are choosing humans over algorithms to make some identifications.
A broken alarm clock on a purple background, reminiscent of a Tali Sharot study.
Neuroscientist Tali Sharot recently spoke with Big Think about a two-step method for escaping the dark sides of habits.
An etching of a whale.
When all your teammates fall for "the emperor's new clothes," the results can be disastrous — here's how to bust the groupthink.
parity mirror universe
Symmetries aren't just about folding or rotating a piece of paper, but have a profound array of applications when it comes to physics.
A gifted young boy reading a book.
The National Defense Education Act of 1958 meshed with white anxiety about the desegregation of schools.
A statue of a woman with a red blindfold on her head, symbolizing the human experience in the realm of science.
Here's the case for why science can't keep ignoring human experience.
An image of the future of US astronomy with a large telescope inside a building.
Ground-based facilities enable the greatest scientific production in all of astronomy. The NSF needs to be ambitious, and it's now or never.
Two identical twin men in boxing gear standing next to each other.
Is it genes or their special bond that drives identical twins to offend at similar rates?
An illustration depicting the reality of leadership through a woman with long blonde hair.
Alli Webb, co-founder of Drybar, has a message for up-and-coming leaders: Embrace the mess!
A black and white image of a bunch of spheres, symbolizing the multiverse concept discussed by scientists.
The Multiverse fuels some of the 21st century's best fiction stories. But its supporting pillars are on extremely stable scientific footing.
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Save and group content to support your unique learning programs
A blue and white drawing of a person wrapped in a tape illustrating genetic determinism.
Genes are sometimes called the “blueprint of life,” but that doesn't make them the behavioral playbook.
A black and white photo of a beautiful woman sitting on a couch.
Too many leaders create an imbalance between thinking and doing — but a clear vision can be sharpened through deep reflection.
Man in a suit posing with a vintage BBC Big Bang 75 microphone.
To Fred Hoyle, the Big Bang was nothing more than a creationist myth. 75 years later, it's cemented as the beginning of our Universe.
An image of blue glow in the dark, signifying life.
In a recent paper, biologists outlined a three-part hypothesis for how all life as we know it began.
A statue of a man with his hands on his head, symbolizing regret.
A simple dice game shines a bit of light on the psychology of regret.