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How to Deal With Bosses Who Think They Are the Smartest Person in the Room
It can be difficult working with leaders who are convinced they always know best. But there are strategies you can try to get your points across.
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3 days ago1 min read
The 94-Year-Old Author Sharing Her Tips on the ‘Final Fifth’ of Life
Judith Viorst looks at ways older adults make meaning in their life and what younger people can learn from them
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3 days ago1 min read
10 of Big Think’s favorite books in 2025
Revisiting the year’s noteworthy nonfiction.
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3 days ago1 min read
Sharing a cosmic struggle with A.I. in pursuit of humility (UII w/Claude)
Good day to you! I seek to continue on our recent brief conversation on the merits of curvilinear thinking : How might we we cognitively consider motion, as both: within our local-umwelt of experience, within our existing or better paradigms of space and time, or cause and effect. and our meta-umwelt observations at cosmic level via our "advanced" prosthetics of umwelts, in which we observe motion appearing to indicate EXPANSION, AND ACCELERATING, AND DOING SO FROM EVERY DIS
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3 days ago7 min read
Brookings perspective on the current U.S. escapades in South America
Go to multifaceted think tank report
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4 days ago1 min read
Humanoids prepare for the factory floor
CBS video reports progress in grooming "Atlas" for the workplace
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4 days ago1 min read
The semi-autonomous, lethal, A.I. drone is born
I n the past year, drone warfare in Ukraine has undergone a chilling transformation.
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4 days ago1 min read
How to tame a complex system
We can't predict or control them—but that doesn't matter
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4 days ago1 min read
Adam Grant's #1 phrase to unlock potential
In this week's Big Think Class, Wharton professor Adam Grant shares how to give feedback that will actually help others reach their full potential.
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4 days ago1 min read
What a Digital Detox Can Do for You
More people are resolving to spend less time on their phones and social media, and research suggests there are health benefits
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5 days ago1 min read
The Biggest Mistake Leaders Make When Delegating
Too many managers take a hands-off approach, and then get frustrated when things go awry. There is a better way Quick Summary Managers often fall into a delegation trap by immediately taking a hands-off approach after assigning tasks, leading to frustration. A ‘delegation dial’ strategy involves five levels: ‘do,’ ‘tell,’ ‘teach,’ ‘coach,’ and ‘safety net,’ based on employee skill and experience. Regular check-ins and periodic reassessment of employee learning stages are cruc
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5 days ago1 min read
The Stealth Tactic Bosses Are Using to Get You Back to the Office
Companies hope employees will see attendance as a key to advancement and show up more often without being told
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5 days ago1 min read
Tiger Moms Battle for the Hottest Ticket in China: a Tour of a Factory Floor
Parents, ‘da ka’ tourists and car aficionados compete to win Xiaomi’s online lottery
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5 days ago1 min read
U.S. leads the world into a geopolitical Wild West
Here, might makes right, and laws and rules fall away.
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5 days ago1 min read
For the First Time Ever, NASA Telescope Spots Asteroids Violently Colliding
In a cosmic fireworks display, scientists observed two objects colliding around a bright star outside our solar system
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5 days ago1 min read
My Parents’ Secret for Living Well Into Their 90s: Embracing Strangers
I have spent my career studying what makes people live healthier and longer. My mom and dad are proof that the key is staying socially connected.
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5 days ago1 min read
Why Universities Can’t Be Neutral
After the Oct. 7 attacks, campus groups pressured trustees to adopt policies enforcing ‘institutional neutrality’. But it is an elusive and illusory goal. Somewhat related
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5 days ago1 min read
Your Key Survival Skill for 2026: Critical Ignoring
In an age of endless low-quality information, it’s time to fight our instinct to seek out and absorb all we can. It takes practice.
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5 days ago1 min read
The Genius Whose Simple Invention Saved Us From Shame at the Gas Station
On a rainy day in Detroit, a Ford engineer got confused, then soaked—and inspired. It took decades before he got any credit.
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5 days ago1 min read
Americans Are Looking to the Midwest to Find Affordability
The region offers housing costs below the national median and steady wage growth
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