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It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.
If the daily grind feels like Sartre's phony act of "bad faith," Heidegger's sense of "being" can help redefine your role.
In 1924, Edwin Hubble found proof that the Milky Way isn't the only galaxy in the Universe.
"She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
How to juggle while walking a tightrope — at work.
Without wormholes, warp drive, or some type of new matter, energy, or physics, everyone is limited by the speed of light. Or are they?
Big Think recently spoke with sleep psychologist Dr. Jade Wu about the surprising consequences of forgoing sleep.
The world’s highest mountain is also the world’s highest cemetery, with some bodies serving as creepy landmarks for today’s climbers.
To solve “addition bias” don’t punish people who subtract — call in the “friction fixers” instead.
Adrie Kusserow, an anthropologist and scholar of Buddhism, shares how her study of the religion and its history has reshaped her view of the world — and herself.
Skilled hunters adapted to the changing landscape and left tantalizing clues to who they were.
Ways to move forward when you're wrong and I'm right.
Explore how QBism reframes science by placing the observer at the heart of quantum reality.
People who die by suicide are more likely to have reduced levels of the NPAS4 gene, which helps regulate inflammation in the brain.
Millennia ago, philosophers like Anaximander grasped that nature is the ultimate recycler.
Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.
The innovative investor and entrepreneur deals out advice for anyone looking to follow in his footsteps.
Here in our Solar System, we only have one star: a singlet. For many systems, including the highest-mass ones, that's anything but the norm.
The pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., is the Fibonacci sequence. It shows up all over nature. But what's the full explanation behind it?
Placebo treatments don't always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.
Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we'll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.
Psychologist Noel Brick shares the mental techniques we can use to improve our performance on and off the field.
The most celebrated genius in human history didn't just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.
Chloé Valdary — founder of Theory of Enchantment — explores two essential practices for generating the team “magic” that drove Apple under Steve Jobs.
Depression applies to individuals and businesses alike — and so does the solution.
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of many faces. European historian Michael Broers explains which are featured on the silver screen and why.
Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.
Fantasy, meet statistics: The census comes to Middle-earth!
With the invention of the leap year, the Julian calendar was used worldwide for over 1500 years. Over time, it led only to catastrophe.