Innovation

Innovation

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CERN's Large Hadron Collider is the most powerful particle accelerator ever. To go even further, we'll have to overcome something big.
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Profluent’s new platform is like ChatGPT for genetic technology.
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Former Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Chip Bergh revitalized the brand with a visionary innovation plan.
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NASA's minivan-sized drone is scheduled to search for signs of life on Titan in 2034.
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Joe Betts-LaCroix — co-founder and CEO of Retro Biosciences — talks to Big Think about invention, authenticity, and Sam Altman’s “art of the startup.”
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Astranis is on a mission to help everyone in the world get online.
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Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
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Vaccines targeting some of our deadliest cancers are showing promise in early trials.
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It’s 50% stronger than comparable materials used in aerospace.
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What would it take to create a truly intelligent microbot, one that can operate independently?
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"Stargate" could be used to train the world’s most powerful AIs.
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Making up false information is one of the biggest problems with AI, but there are no silver-bullet solutions.
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When is a rabbit not a rabbit? When it's a thought experiment designed to reveal the tricky tango of language and concepts.
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"Hardcore History" host Dan Carlin recently spoke with Big Think about the history of humanity's drive to create — and whether or not we can control it.
There are so many problems, all across planet Earth, that harm and threaten humanity. Why invest in researching the Universe?
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What the breakthrough methods of laboratory research can teach the business world about brainstorming.
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The transformational change driven by AI will elevate neurodiversity inclusion as an organizational asset, argues Maureen Dunne.
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We may be on the brink of finally seeing human-level intelligence in an AI — thanks to robots.
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Susannah Fox, former chief technology officer for the HHS, explains how technology has empowered us to help fill in the cracks of the healthcare system.
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The technology is not a replacement for human labor — it's a way to complement existing human tasks.
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On the morning of April 20, 1961, all conditions were "go" for an attempt at free flight. A man was on standby with a fire extinguisher. Just in case.
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Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.
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Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.
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During the industrial era the cost of artificial light fell off a cliff — and the road to illumination was paved with ingenuity and slaughter.
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The challenges of setting out in a new direction can be overwhelming — but we can learn to navigate the inflection moments.
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For human-centered leadership to achieve a “tipping point," people, productivity, and profits must be aligned.
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If you guessed “staying up all night to play video games,” you’d be right.
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Perrikaryal uses an EEG to translate her brain activity into beating bosses in "Elden Ring" and beyond.
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A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths. For one, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public.