Words of Wisdom — March 7, 2014 Sir Arthur Helps on “Yes Men” bigthinkeditor Copy a link to the article entitled http://Sir%20Arthur%20Helps%20on%20“Yes%20Men” Share Sir Arthur Helps on “Yes Men” on Facebook Share Sir Arthur Helps on “Yes Men” on Twitter (X) Share Sir Arthur Helps on “Yes Men” on LinkedIn “The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice.”– Sir Arthur Helps
Thinking The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker Who — or what — really controls your mind?
The Past The largest accidental explosion of all time More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
High Culture 6 great books with wildly unreliable narrators Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature’s most unreliable narrators.
The Well Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why. ▸ 7 min — with Laurie Santos
Starts With A Bang The trick to instantly identifying JWST images If you can identify a foreground star, the spike patterns are a dead giveaway as to whether it’s a JWST image or any other observatory.
Italian Futurism: The Undead Art Movement? When people say that an art movement or school “died out,” they usually don’t mean it literally. In the case of the Italian Futurists, however, you can specify the day […]