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Here's the thorny reality behind psychedelics' ability to unearth buried memories.
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Is information intrinsic in our universe? NASA’s Michelle Thaller explains.
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JWST has puzzled astronomers by revealing large, bright, massive early galaxies. But the littlest ones pack the greatest cosmic punch.
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Tech designed to fuse atoms might be able to clean up space, too.
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Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.
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The Trojan War was fought in Finland and Ulysses sailed home to Denmark, says one controversial theory.
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At work we're often asked to be decisive — but how can we make an informed choice without complete information?
inflation spawn parallel universes
When cosmic inflation came to an end, the hot Big Bang ensued as a result. If our cosmic vacuum state decays, could it all happen again?
Wooden pews in a church provide a traditional seating option for parishioners.
Here's how belief in a higher power can act like a psychological safety net.
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13.8 columnist Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his recent voyage to Earth's last wild continent.
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In 1957, humanity launched our first satellite; today's number is nearly 10,000, with 500,000+ more planned. Space is no longer pristine.
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Marketing maverick Gary Vaynerchuk reveals how empathy, listening, and patience aren’t just virtues – they’re your ultimate advertising tools.
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Big Think spoke with historian Marc-William Palen about the egalitarian aims of the free-trade movement in past centuries.
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Bertrand Russell shows us how to recognize emotional arguments smuggled into presumed statements of fact.
A diagram illustrating the earth's orbit around the sun with positions indicating seasonal change, including facts about leap day.
Leap day only comes once every four years, including in 2024. But the reason we have it, including when we do and don't, may surprise you.
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The detection of two celestial interlopers careening through our solar system has scientists eagerly anticipating more.
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Esperanto was intended to be an easy-to-learn second language that enabled you to speak with anyone on the planet.
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About three out of every four people arrested in the U.S. are men. That rate is similar across the world.
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As we pursue the leadership difference we seek, we attract fuel and generate heat. The trick is to avoid burnout.
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There are many problems with relying on SAT and ACT scores for college admissions. But removing them entirely creates less opportunity.