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The ozone hole was going to destroy life as we know it, but an unprecedented global effort fixed the problem.
What a fragile flower can teach us about resilience, death, and becoming someone new.
A day in the Sierra Nevada with Tommy Caldwell reveals how pain, trauma, and “elective hardship” became the foundation of his fortitude.
Instead of hauling heavy building materials across space, future astronauts may grow fungal shelters from spores, waste, and local regolith.
When applied blindly, resilience can do real harm to our health and our ability to change broken systems.
The idea that it’s “too late” to reduce emissions fuels cynicism and despair, putting us on an even worse trajectory.
Natural navigator Tristan Gooley joins us to discuss the philosophy of reading nature’s hidden clues — and how relearning this ancient skill can help us see the world, and ourselves, with greater awareness.
Getting drunk might be bad for you but good for us.
As Beijing encroaches on the territory of the Himalayan kingdom, its ultimate aim is leverage over India.
The cofounders of think tank RethinkX are convinced that humanity is undergoing civilizational phase change.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The history of catastrophe shows that true resilience comes not from restoration, but from reinvention.
Many expect AI to follow a familiar pattern — technological disruption followed by adaptation — but what are we losing in return?
Embedding any leadership philosophy in sports demands a selective and multi-disciplinary approach.
Why the advertising legend — and author of Alchemy — believes that inefficiency can be genius and insects can unlock innovation.
The nation-state had a good run, but its usefulness may have come to an end.
A member of a species that kills trees, this mushroom is not the first to be called the Humongous Fungus — and perhaps not the last.
Achieving values and pursuing growth is the real secret to a fulfilled life.
Scientists might be looking for Martian life in the wrong place.
Some biologists believe natural selection produces animals that are just good enough. Dawkins disagrees.
From hunter-gathers to desk jockeys, we work best when short, intense sessions are followed by lighter fare.
Like ultra-hardy plants that thrive in harsh conditions, businesses that see crises as opportunities are likely to win in the long run.
How has tennis changed in recent decades? The wear and tear on Wimbledon’s Centre Court may tell the tale.
Ryan Condal, who worked in pharmaceutical advertising before Hollywood, talks with Big Think about imposter syndrome, "precrastination," and Westeros lore.
A long view of biological survival might point us to new possibilities for finding life elsewhere in the Universe.
Scientists still aren't sure how they perform without those restorative Z's.
“Dune: Part One” screenwriter Eric Roth spoke with Big Think about the challenges of bringing Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic to the big screen.
As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.
Human civilization has always survived periods of change. Will our rapidly evolving technological era be an exception to the rule?
Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions of people to the invisible cancer-causing gas.