15% of young men today report having no close friends, compared to 3% in the 1990s. Author Richard V. Reeves explains why friendships are becoming rarer in America, and what we can do to fix it.
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Would you try this cleaning + exercise hack? 🧹
Featuring neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki (Wendy Suzuki)

Is this the right way to think about crypto? 🪙
Featuring economist Tyler Cowen (@TylerCowen)

Philosophy and science haven’t always gone hand-in-hand. Daniel Dennett explains why that should change.

Why a neurodivergent team will be a golden asset in the AI workplace 🧠
The transformational change driven by AI will elevate neurodiversity inclusion as an organizational asset, argues Maureen Dunne.

Key Takeaways
➡️ In the absence of some hypothetical “awake” AGI (artificial…

How many black holes are there? At least two, according to physicist Brian Cox (Brian Cox)
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Want to know more about how #blackholes were made? Use this link to explore The Universe: A History and discover what it was like when supermassive black holes arose:…

In 1894, physics seemed complete. Then Kelvin spotted 2 looming “clouds”
Lord Kelvin is thought to have said there was nothing new to discover in physics. His real view was the opposite.
📖 by physicist Sean Carroll (Sean Carroll)

Key Takeaways
➡️ In the late 19th century,…

What was it like when cosmic inflation occurred?
Cosmic inflation is the state that preceded and set up the hot Big Bang. Here's what the Universe was like during that time period.
✒️ by Ethan Siegel (Ethan Siegel)

Key Takeaways
☀️ The hot Big Bang occurred 13.8 billion…

It takes 24 months to raise a cow for meat.
It takes 9 months to raise a pig for meat.
It takes 2 months to raise a chicken for meat.

It takes lab grown meat 2 weeks to be grown.

'If I just want a chicken wing, do I need the whole chicken?'

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.Dr. Temple Grandin shares how we can unlock the hidden gifts of neurodivergent minds.

Something vast, mysterious, terrifying, and fascinating has arrived.

The Universe: A History is live now.

Take a journey through time: bigthink.com/collections/th…

The real problem with the #multiverse theory 🔭
featuring astrophysicist Janna Levin (@jannalevin)

“You’re not meant to understand what I just said, because I don’t understand what I just said…” Brian Cox on one of the most complex theories in space science.