Kevin Dickinson

Kevin Dickinson

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Kevin Dickinson is a staff writer and columnist at Big Think. His writing focuses on the intersection between education, psychology, business, and science. He holds a master’s in English and writing, and his articles have appeared in Agenda, RealClearScience, and the Washington Post. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter @KevinRDickinson.

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From "The Castle of Otranto" to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, these books changed the literary landscape.
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ÄIO’s fermentation process creates healthy, sustainable oils and fats by upcycling low-value industry organics.
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Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment.
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Today, the F-word is enjoying a renaissance the likes of which it hasn’t seen since, well, the Renaissance.
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It’s not just fun: DNA origami has the potential to revolutionize engineering at the nanoscopic scale.
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These nematodes complicate how we understand evolutionary lineages.
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The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.