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The term "onlyness," coined by marketing expert Nilofer Merchant, highlights that each individual's unique qualities represent irreplaceable value in any industry, setting them apart from the competition.
Even when leaders know disruption is a smart long-term decision, the pain of transition can produce a titanic shambles. Just ask Kodak.
Strengthen your focus like a muscle.
In our Universe, dark matter outmasses normal matter by a 5-to-1 ratio, shaping the Universe as we know it. What if it simply weren't there?
Barry Ritholtz — market commentator, founder of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and podcast host — shares what really trips investors up.
Science writer Matt Ridley joins us to discuss how “Darwin’s strangest idea” makes us all a bit feather-brained (in a good way).
By weaponizing the global economy, the U.S. initiated a new era of economic warfare and transformed how major powers compete.
One of the most promising dark matter candidates is light particles, like axions. With JWST, we can rule out many of those options already.
You got your promotion — but managing the pressure inherent to your elevated role is now a crucial part of your job.
At extremely close distances to their stars, even rocky planets can be completely disintegrated. We've just caught our first one in action.
Here in our Universe, stars shine brightly, providing light and heat to planets, moons, and more. But some objects get even hotter, by far.
The electromagnetic force can be attractive, repulsive, or "bendy," but is always mediated by the photon. How does one particle do it all?
The last naked-eye Milky Way supernova happened way back in 1604. With today's detectors, the next one could solve the dark matter mystery.
From hunter-gathers to desk jockeys, we work best when short, intense sessions are followed by lighter fare.
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Expanding your worldview starts with understanding your brain. Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains.
Unlikely Collaborators
Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia, explains how to find branding success by making "boulders" out of "pebbles."
You could call this rectangle covering parts of Iran, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula the “Oven Window.”
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“The physics of the universe doesn't predict the emergence of biology.” Glasgow chemist Lee Cronin explains how inanimate matter becomes evolutionary:
The properties of a ghostly particle called a neutrino are coming into focus.
Traveling back in time is a staple of science fiction movies. But according to Einstein, it's a physical possibility that's truly allowed.
The road from Kant to modern cognitive psychology has taught us much about our mental filtering systems.
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Will Guidara, owner of iconic restaurants such as Eleven Madison Park, explains how hospitality is the number one thing that can help your business truly succeed.
Voltaire's wonderful satire, Candide, remains a useful work-life antidote to bogus platitudes and naive optimism.
Dark energy is one of the biggest mysteries in all the Universe. Is there any way to avoid "having to live with it?"
Our Universe requires dark matter in order to make sense of things, astrophysically. Could massive photons do the trick?
When is a rabbit not a rabbit? When it's a thought experiment designed to reveal the tricky tango of language and concepts.
Forensics has reached the final frontier, and could be used to solve future space accidents—or crimes.
You can only create or destroy matter by creating or destroying equal amounts of antimatter. So how did we become a matter-rich Universe?
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Is information intrinsic in our universe? NASA’s Michelle Thaller explains.