bigthink.com
Every bigthink.com story we have translated and published, newest first. · 17 stories
Journal
The 2 behaviors that make you socially magnetic
A few months ago, I was queuing for free tacos at my coworking space in London. And because nothing unites people like free food, half the b
Journal
Ask Ethan: Does uneven cosmic expansion change our fate?
One of the greatest achievements of the past 100 years is learning our place in the Universe: where it came from, how it got to be the way i
Journal
Terance Tao: Understanding 6 essential mathematical concepts
Terence Tao has spent decades solving problems most people can’t even state, and he says he’s never had a single eureka moment. In this conv
Journal
Earth’s oldest trees reveal history’s strongest solar storms
Although humanity continuously reckons with many problems here on Earth — war, political turmoil, epidemics and pandemics, all while the ene
Journal
How to build trust by saying “I don’t know”
I’m 17, ankle-deep in a muddy pitch, and screaming at the referee. I should note that he is a fully grown adult and technically outranks me.
Journal
Flying clocks in opposite directions around the world proved Einstein right
In 1905, our conception of the Universe changed forever when Einstein put forth his special theory of relativity. Prior to Einstein, scienti
Journal
The case for breaking out of your academic box
Alan Love, philosopher and Director of the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Minnesota, makes the historical c
Journal
Cosmic birefringence: the signal that could upend cosmology
One of the most enduring principles in the entire Universe is the cosmological principle: an outgrowth of the Copernican revolution. Coperni
Journal
For women and children in West Africa, medical treatment often came too late. Then one model changed where care begins.
In 2009, a community health worker in the bustling capital of Bamako, Mali, found a young boy at home who had become dangerously ill within
Journal
Pressure doesn’t create leaders. It reveals what we failed to rehearse.
Leadership isn’t defined only by the biggest moments we face. It’s shaped in the moments between them: the first five minutes after a reorga
Journal
“Dirty snowballs” have joined together since the planets formed
Across cosmic time and space, stellar systems form. This image shows the Orion Molecular Clouds, the target of the VANDAM survey. Yellow dot
Journal
Ask Ethan: Why are astronauts weightless while still in Earth’s gravity?
If you stand here on the surface of the Earth, whether at the north pole where the acceleration is greatest or at the summit of Huascarán wh
Journal
These 4 behaviors predict divorce with startling accuracy
Every marriage’s disintegration is marked by the same four warning signs that researchers John and Julie Gottman can spot before a couple ev
Journal
3 ways to make your own luck
Three people are sitting on a bench: a wise man between two fools. One fool is called “Pointless.” They argue that the universe is cold and
Journal
Gravity can’t be an instantaneous force
When you look at the Sun, the light you’re seeing isn’t the light that’s being emitted right now. Instead, you’re seeing light that’s a litt
Journal
Psychologist: The blueprint for developing a healthy relationship with your emotions
Stress has a branding problem. Clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour argues that most of us have the wrong relationship with discomfort enti
Journal
How not to confuse good outcomes for good decision-making
In my decades of playing soccer, I’ve taken part in hundreds of games. I’ve played in games where we dominated and lost. I’ve played in game
Page 1 / 1