Cosmic inflation, proposed back in 1980, is a theory that precedes and sets up the hot Big Bang. After thorough testing, is it still valid?
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Almost everyone asserts that the Big Bang was the beginning of everything, followed by inflation. Has everyone gotten the order wrong?
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Cam Lawrence — CEO of international venture platform Newlab — joins Big Think Business to discuss his strategic vision for climate tech.
While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.
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Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.
Western societies seem to be getting inflammation achingly wrong.
Cosmic inflation is the state that preceded and set up the hot Big Bang. Here’s what the Universe was like during that time period.
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Claims of a “loneliness epidemic” aren’t based on robust data. Loneliness might be a problem, but it’s not worse than it was in the past.
The 1,200-year-old “Book of Ingenious Devices” contains designs for futuristic inventions like gas masks, water fountains, and digging machines.
On Earth, microbial growth is common in lava tubes no matter the location and climate, whether it’s ice-volcano interactions in Iceland or hot, sand-floored lava tubes in Saudi Arabia.
Billions of years ago, the ever-increasing entropy must’ve been much lower: the past hypothesis. Here’s how cosmic inflation solves it.
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The Industrial Revolution changed music forever, thanks to a combination of technological advances and clever entrepreneurs.
Why, exactly, don’t you trust that person’s opinion?
“This fourth wave will be worse than it’s ever been before.”
Three out of four Russians accused of witchcraft were men.
No matter how beautiful, elegant, or compelling your idea is, if it disagrees with observation and experiment, it’s wrong.
The brain appears to remember immune responses, and memories can trigger them to happen again. This might explain some psychosomatic illnesses.
Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates. Lamborghini vs. Ferrari. What can the most famous rivalries teach us about human nature?
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Universal basic income can secure basic independence for citizens, something which modern states have failed to do, argues author Louise Haagh.
The German thinker wrote both treatises and songs. He approached each form of expression with the same level of interest.
From “shell shock” to “combat fatigue,” the wars of the past century have violently illuminated the power trauma can wield over the mind and body.
The world is full of great mysteries. This is one of them.
Certain companies feel magical. Though the spells they cast may be unique, each emits an aura that delights customers, attracts top talent, and impels the culture to pay attention. Apple […]