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Genes are sometimes called the “blueprint of life,” but that doesn't make them the behavioral playbook.
Too many leaders create an imbalance between thinking and doing — but a clear vision can be sharpened through deep reflection.
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.
In a recent paper, biologists outlined a three-part hypothesis for how all life as we know it began.
A simple dice game shines a bit of light on the psychology of regret.
Here's the thorny reality behind psychedelics' ability to unearth buried memories.
JWST has puzzled astronomers by revealing large, bright, massive early galaxies. But the littlest ones pack the greatest cosmic punch.
Tech designed to fuse atoms might be able to clean up space, too.
Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.
The Trojan War was fought in Finland and Ulysses sailed home to Denmark, says one controversial theory.
At work we're often asked to be decisive — but how can we make an informed choice without complete information?
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?
Here's how belief in a higher power can act like a psychological safety net.
13.8 columnist Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his recent voyage to Earth's last wild continent.
In 1957, humanity launched our first satellite; today's number is nearly 10,000, with 500,000+ more planned. Space is no longer pristine.
Big Think spoke with historian Marc-William Palen about the egalitarian aims of the free-trade movement in past centuries.
Bertrand Russell shows us how to recognize emotional arguments smuggled into presumed statements of fact.
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.
The detection of two celestial interlopers careening through our solar system has scientists eagerly anticipating more.
Esperanto was intended to be an easy-to-learn second language that enabled you to speak with anyone on the planet.