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To bring the best out of your teams, don’t flex like Maximus — lean into a “helpful fight” instead.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The marketing guru outlines the current state of brand-building — and highlights four outstanding opportunities for the immediate future.
Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz thought that “blowing sunshine” was the right way to handle pressure — here’s how he corrected his mistake.
The cognitive scientist argues the current AI environment is failing us as consumers and a society. But it’s not too late to change course.
In post-Soviet nations where ministers have a relatively high BMI, corruption tends to be high, too.
Astronomer Adam Frank asks: With so many extraordinary claims, why can't anybody produce the proof?
In some organizations “founder mode” can become synonymous with over-reliance. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls of “apparent irreplaceability.”
Anne-Marie Rosser — CEO of creative agency VSA Partners — shares her cross-generational vision for a new brand of leadership.
AI has become a black box in more ways than one.
Whatever your length of service in the top role, this tool-box will help you conquer adversity — and thrive.
To be successful, leaders would be wise to remember that AI isn’t a replacement for people; it exists to enhance their capabilities.
The benefits of going the extra mile to be socially responsible are felt by customers, employees, and shareholders alike. Here’s a plan to secure them.
Big Think spoke with AI expert Nick Jennings about the future of regulating fast-evolving AI.
Through humility, the old arrogance of infallibility crumbles. And in that there is genuine hope to prevent wrongful convictions.
Because the milk was thin and had an unnatural, bluish tint, vendors stirred in additives such as chalk, flour, eggs, and Plaster-of-Paris.
Big Think covered the 2012 study shortly after it was published. We are now correcting the record.
Learn to spot the scientists who are searching for the truth rather than money, ego, or fame.
So far, two papers have been retracted, and a third is under investigation. Accusations of plagiarism appear convincing.
The restoration of public confidence is crucial for strong democratic governance around the world.
Surely they can't be worse...can they?
Three years after the pandemic began, we still don't know the origin of COVID. A strange lack of curiosity has stifled the debate.
Elon Musk suggested remote-controlled, vibrating anal beads. Thankfully, there are more mundane explanations.
Why should it be considered impolite to discuss something so important to our long-term well-being?
Million Stories
Agile learning enables an organization to pivot quickly in response to changes in technology, economic conditions, market demand, and more.
But does Amazon know when you're tired or hungry?
Social media distorts the reality of the public sphere.
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it, engage with it, and consider it to be competent.
Done properly, peer review requires that journals fulfill their role as knowledge custodians, rather than being mere knowledge distributors.