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A huge landslide and tsunami no one witnessed may foreshadow many more to come in the aftermath of climate change.
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If an asteroid hadn’t killed off the dinosaurs, humans would almost certainly have never walked the Earth.
The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit “Pantheon.”
Science writer Matt Ridley joins us to discuss how “Darwin’s strangest idea” makes us all a bit feather-brained (in a good way).
From acclaimed novels to heretical treatises, sometimes a writer just doesn’t want to put their name on the cover.
A brief guide to habits that separate deep understanding from superficial knowledge — and how to cultivate them.
From “job crafting” to questioning our preconceived ideas about work, there are many ways to fight burnout and disengagement.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The biases that shape our understanding of the mind.
An evidence-based policy movement is arming the fight with tools and programs that are more effective than ever before.
When it comes to behavior, genetics may play a larger role than you think.
They’re in our brains, hearts, and blood — but what are they doing to us?
Take it from Bezos, Musk, and Einstein — rethinking lines of inquiry can transform business, investing, and innovation strategy.
From Einstein to Twain, Garson O’Toole investigates the truth behind your favorite — and often misattributed — quotes.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
It’s deceptively tricky to distinguish living systems from non-living systems. Physics may be key to solving the problem.
“We’re acting more like fans of a football team going to a game than a banker carefully choosing investments.”
Just eight of Etched’s Sohu chips could replace 160 Nvidia GPUs.
Dennis “Thresh” Fong talks to us about battling Elon Musk in Quake in the ‘90s, his undefeated record as a pro gamer, and using AI to detoxify gaming.
The true story of the shot that “reverberated through England” when science collided head-on with religion.
Our thermodynamic arrow of time explains why the entropy of any isolated system always increases. But it can’t explain what we perceive.
ATD 2024 challenged us to make moments of recovery part of our daily practice. Here’s how each keynote speaker advised finding that balance.
Northern lights in the American South, clusters of huge geomagnetic storms—the Sun is throwing a tantrum right on schedule.
How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.