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A preview of the latest novel by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author.
In 2025, Earth remains the only planet where life is known to exist. Without a second example, "The Stand" has a vital lesson to teach us.
From here on Earth, looking farther away in space means looking farther back in time. So what are distant Earth-watchers seeing right now?
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Sleeping better helps you think better, which helps you live better. Three experts explain why quality sleep is imperative to brain function, problem solving, communication, and more.
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As October begins, thousands of longtime NASA employees are leaving the agency. 4000+ will exit by January 9, 2026, changing NASA forever.
In this excerpt from "The Formula for Better Health," Tom Frieden explores how Alice Hamilton transformed public health in her fight against lead poisoning.
The incredible story of how the US Army began the march toward generative AI in 1943 — and what it means for your business today.
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Ferris Bueller's advice to pause and observe life is more relevant than ever in our fast-paced digital age, where Amy Herman emphasizes the importance of not only reflection but also enhancing our perception skills.
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In this class, Judith Butler examines how philosophical principles foster wisdom and civil discourse, providing transformative frameworks for addressing life's complex questions, including interdependency, gender, and grief, which can enhance communication and tackle challenges in the workplace and beyond.
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Sheila Heen, a Founder and Partner at Triad Consulting Group, emphasizes that feedback should empower growth and optimal performance, rather than devolving into a contest of wills.
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While hard work is essential, Gorick Ng emphasizes that understanding unspoken workplace expectations can help early career professionals build relationships, gain recognition, and achieve their full potential.
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Leadership speaker Jon Acuff emphasizes that while no job or life is perfect and starting over is sometimes necessary, you can successfully navigate transitions by leveraging the skills, qualities, and connections you've developed throughout your career.
How to look cool in post-war France in black and white photos.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A conversation with Dr. Susan Schneider on the AI risks we’re not talking about and why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
In this excerpt from "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...," Steven Pinker examines how crying may have evolved as part of a suite of emotional expressions aimed at strengthening social bonds.
Brian Gumbel — President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dataminr — explores the cutting edge of real-time information analysis.
Just because a paper passes peer review doesn't mean that what's written, or what the author asserts, is true. Here's why it still matters.
It's not just an odd quirk of numbers that makes it true, but a deep mathematical insight that dates all the way back to Pythagoras.
Despite the claims of speed reading apps and programs, you actually have to read the book if you want to learn.
In “On Liberalism," Cass Sunstein argues that liberalism can only endure if we reclaim its core commitments and revive its spirit of freedom and hope for the future.
Strengthen your focus like a muscle.
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Everything you experience is filtered through your brain, and everyone’s brain is different. Neuroscientist Christof Koch explains how understanding this can deepen your connection to the world around you.
Unlikely Collaborators
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Biologist Tyler Volk PhD, psychiatrist Bruce Greyson MD, and palliative care physician BJ Miller MD, reveal how confronting mortality can improve the way we live.
Unlikely Collaborators
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Free speech can amplify hatred, but it also protects the fight against it. Founder of The Future of Free Speech Jacob Mchangama explains.
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“A lot of the trends in the economy, in family life have just been much harder for working class men.”
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A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist discuss how emotions are stories built from old experiences.
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The Juno spacecraft, orbiting and imaging Jupiter since 2016, is still succeeding. Without a further extension, the mission now faces death.
As we look to larger cosmic scales, we get a broader view of the expansive cosmic forest, eventually revealing the grandest views of all.
Explanations for the cosmic speed limit often conflate mass with inertia.