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In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
By the end, even his mom wanted him gone.
The TRAPPIST-1 system is a treasure trove of possibilities and questions. Observations by JWST have just begun.
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“Only a narcissist would want to become president.” This is the psychology of an authoritarian unpacked.
If the Universe is expanding, and the expansion is accelerating, what does that tell us about the cause of the expanding Universe?
Bathtubs and toilets each got their own rooms until health professionals urged architects to put all the plumbing in one room.
Lucid dreamers may have “privileged access to their inner world,” with “heightened awareness… to the outside world.”
Katie Kermode — a memory athlete with four world records — tells Big Think about her unique spin on an ancient technique to memorize unfathomably long lists of information.
For a plan to go as smooth as clockwork, be prepared to pounce on opportunity.
Everything we observe beyond our Local Group is speeding away from us, omnidirectionally. If the Universe is expanding, where is the center?
Scientists agree that eons ago, a bacterium took up residence inside another cell and became its powerhouse, the mitochondrion. But there are competing theories about the birth of other organelles such as the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum.
Many countries' histories are governed by the familiar demographic story of growth, industrialization, and decline. But not France.
What a long strange trip it's been.
AI was key to making Moderna's COVID mRNA vaccine. Its role in mRNA therapeutics will rapidly grow in the coming years.
To break "analysis paralysis," reduce the number of available options — and introduce an element of chance.
In 1054, a core-collapse supernova occurred 6500 light-years away. In 2023, JWST imaged the remnant, and might solve a massive mystery.
Every successful leader can mine golden knowledge from the works of the Bard.
Capsaicin is already used to treat nerve pain. Early research hints it could do more.