The Latest from Big Think

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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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The laws of physics aren't changing. But the Earth's conditions are different than what they used to be, and so are hurricanes as a result.
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By focusing on the role of human experience, we may uncover new insights on the fundamental structure of reality.
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Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki discusses the dangers of cynicism and how skepticism can invigorate our relationships and communities.
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“People will claim that something is rigorous because it's by an authority figure or it's written in a book. But anyone can write a book.”
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Most fundamental constants could be a little larger or smaller, and our Universe would still be similar. But not the mass of the electron.
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The existence of another watery world in the outer solar system may offer clues to how such seas form — and hope for another spot to search for life.
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How to find the right balance between controlling teams and allowing them the agency to make mistakes — and learn from them.
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Meet the scientist mixing mentalism with principles from positive psychology and the science of human potential.
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How Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky cracked open behavioral economics and enlightened all our choices.
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In a world of distractions, several remarkable companies show why focus is the ultimate strategy for endurance.
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In the expanding Universe, different ways of measuring its rate give incompatible answers. Nobel Laureate Adam Riess explains what it means.
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Oliver Burkeman — author of "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" — tells Big Think about modern life lessons from a 6th-century monk.
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By unlearning old leadership mindsets, cultures, and assumptions we can move from Industrial Age thinking to Intelligence Age thinking.
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Expanding your worldview starts with understanding your brain. Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains.
Unlikely Collaborators
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Benjamin Oakes — CEO of buzz-worthy biotech company Scribe Therapeutics — joins Big Think for a chat about innovation, human endeavor, and more.
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From nothing to everything: How zero changed our understanding of the universe, forever.
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The Lyman-α emission line has never been seen earlier than 550 million years after the Big Bang. So why does JADES-GS-z13-1-LA have one?
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Galactic activity doesn't just arrive when supermassive black holes feast on matter. Before, during, and after all create fascinating signs.