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Is true equality achievable — or even desirable? Go on a journey through the strange and unsettling "Land of Justice."
John Templeton Foundation
Being a good leader requires emotional capital, which is one reason why many bosses are so bad at it.
Millennials — who were raised to expect unlimited success but found only disappointment — can be drawn to manifestation.
Predictive power has perverse, anti-democratic consequences. So be a good citizen and lie to election pollsters.
In many ways, it was worse than Chernobyl.
We can no longer approach the news as passive consumers.
Big Think covered the 2012 study shortly after it was published. We are now correcting the record.
When a whoopsie-daisy just won’t cut it.
With U.S. infrastructure crumbling, an honor oath and iron ring remind engineers of their profession's ethical weight.
Learn to spot the scientists who are searching for the truth rather than money, ego, or fame.
Functional complex systems arise from functional simple systems. Failing to heed this advice can and will lead to disaster.
The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.
Calculating training ROI is rarely straightforward, but this article offers a few best practices for L&D professionals.
Who — or what — really controls your mind?
From cosmetic procedures to heart operations, the introduction of AI will create an ethical minefield.
At the turn of the millennium, a physicist fooled the global scientific community with the greatest discovery that never existed.
Before Rome was an empire, it was a republic. And before it was a republic, it was a kingdom ruled by seven mythical kings — some better than others.
Philosophers Massimo Pigliucci and Greg Lopez discuss how Stoicism can help us gain perspective on our emotions and act with intention in the world.
Memory, responsibility, and mental maturity have long been difficult to describe objectively, but neuroscientists are starting to detect patterns. Coming soon to a courtroom near you?
In a time when we dislike and distrust our politicians, why can't we get more popular leaders like Kim Jong Un and Bashar al-Assad?
An emerging leaders program can help organizations harness leaders from the inside. Read on to learn how to design one.
Maintain peace of mind during tax season by correctly filling out your W-4.
Million Stories
As a physician, John Pringle helped reinvent hygiene; as a husband, he destroyed a woman’s life with his abuse.
A competency framework is a way to align individual performance with organizational goals. Read on to learn how.
Uncover the high cost of raising a family and discover strategies to make it more manageable and rewarding.
Million Stories
Unmasking a "convenient untruth" in U.S. politics.
We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.
The biggest lingering question about GPT-4 isn't if it's going to destroy jobs or take over the world. Instead, it is this: Do we trust AI programmers to tell society what is true?
Estonia has long been seen as a pioneer in digitizing the democratic process.
Theory without experiment is blind, and experiment without theory is lame.