Words of Wisdom — May 1, 2014 Tolstoy on Change bigthinkeditor Copy a link to the article entitled http://Tolstoy%20on%20Change Share Tolstoy on Change on Facebook Share Tolstoy on Change on Twitter (X) Share Tolstoy on Change on LinkedIn “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy
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.
Technology & Innovation Welcome To MIT. Here, Have Some Bitcoins. Next year’s undergraduates will each receive US$100 in bitcoins as part of a large-scale experiment to see what kind of financial ecosystem will develop.