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The author of a new book about attention explains the three distinct kinds: immediate, short, and long. To capture someone's attention, you have to see these three as stages into a person's subconscious.
The Multiverse isn't just a staple of science fiction; there's real-life science behind it, too. Here are 10 facts to expand your mind.
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"You need to run towards the pain and darkness and not away from it. I think the best leaders always run towards the darkness. They always run towards a problem."
The Sombrero is the closest bright, massive, edge-on galaxy to us. JWST's new image, taken with MIRI, finally shows what's under its hat.
“Having more stem cell activity is good for regeneration, but too much of a good thing over time can have less favorable consequences.”
Oliver Burkeman — author of "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" — tells Big Think about modern life lessons from a 6th-century monk.
Welcome to the Big Think debut of The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Psychologist Daniel Goleman on how to train your brain with just ten minutes a day.
By looking down, scientists are looking back in time.
Science news presents a flood of breakthroughs and discoveries that promise to change our lives. They rarely do.
His plan to replace it with homegrown rice did not go well.
Always look on the bright side of death.
Why implementing an individual development plan process is a smart move for organizations today, and how to get started.
"Of course, the spleen is the biggest organ in the body."
Risk-taking isn't inherently bad: It tends to build self-confidence when things work out, and resilience when they don’t.
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Without the time to mentally disengage from work, people can slip into burnout.
Forgetfulness isn't always a "glitch" in our memories; it can be a tool to help us make sense of the present and plan for the future.
Radical Emotional Acceptance calls on you to celebrate all of life's emotions — even the negative ones.
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How the Big Bang gave us time, explained by theoretical physicist.
The benefits of employee training are felt far and wide, from improvements in workers' wellbeing to better customer interactions.
When organized effectively, peer mentoring programs can offer substantial benefits for organizations and their employees.
Running to catch the bus might help you live longer.
The strongest tests of curved space are only possible around the lowest-mass black holes of all. Their small event horizons are the key.
Historical analyses reveal that crises almost always yield surprising benefits.
There are many ways asynchronous learning benefits both individuals and organizations, from learner autonomy to cost savings.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
While becoming a monk is an evolutionary dead end for the individual, celibacy reaps benefits for the group as a whole.
The surface of asteroid Bennu is more like a plastic ball pit than the Moon.
Should men be doing kegels?
Immersive learning creates an interactive environment in which learners have the power to customize their experience.