Age gives you an edge in the workplace. Here’s how. | Melanie Katzman | Big Think
MELANIE KATZMAN Dr. Melanie Katzman is the author of the #1 WSJ bestseller CONNECT FIRST: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work (McGraw-Hill; October 22, 2019). She is a business psychologist, advisor, and consultant to the world’s top public and private companies, government agencies and nonprofits.
Want to be a better leader? Take off the mask. | Peter Fuda | Big Think
There are two kinds of masks leaders wear. Executive coach Peter Fuda likens one to The Phantom of the Opera—projecting perfectionism to hide feelings of inadequacy—and the other to The Mask, where leaders assume a persona of toughness or brashness because they imagine it projects the power needed for the position. Both of those masks […]
Hidden Secrets
Hidden secrets of DaVinci’s Virgin of the Rocks
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Science journalism has a problem | Big Think
Journalists writing about science have become more science fluent over the past 20 years, but the need to be first and the practice of giving equal exposure to opposing views regardless of scientific evidence (e.g. climate change) has been detrimental to the public’s understanding of the facts. Reporting on science from the «frontier» doesn’t provide […]
Dragging the Space-time Continuum
Artist’s depiction of a neutron star orbiting a rapidly-spinning white dwarf. The white dwarf’s spin drags the very fabric of space-time around with it, causing the orbit to tumble in space. Credit: Mark Myers, OzGrav ARC Centre of Excellence/Swinburne University of Technology
How Singapore Is Putting A New Face on AI
Sponsor Content produced by Insider Studios with Dell Technologies A national-level focus on developing AI skills in Singapore is resulting in advances in robotics and image processing, as well as a new generation of apprentices trained to make artificial intelligence part of day-to-day operations for businesses of all types.
Why There Could Be A Black Hole In Our Solar System
In 2016 astrophysicists, Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown noticed unusual gravitational activity in the outer solar system. They speculated this activity was from a ninth planet situated in the Kuiper belt. But now astrophysicists James Unwin and Jakub Scholtz propose Planet 9 isn’t a planet but actually a primordial black hole.
Are the illuminati real? – Chip Berlet
The year was 1776. In Bavaria, new ideals of rationalism, religious freedom and universal human rights competed with the Catholic church’s heavy influence over public affairs. Adam Weishaupt, a law professor frustrated with the Church’s ideology, decided to spread his ideas through a secret society: the Illuminati. Chip Berlet dives into the history, ideals and […]
The history of the world according to corn – Chris A. Kniesly
Trace the 9,000 year old history of the domestication of corn, or maize, and its effects on global agriculture.
Adam Savage’s Favorite Tools: Machinist Squares
Everyone has some kind of 90-degree angle square in their shop, but Adam advocates for a specific kind of square: the 4” machinist’s square. They allow for fine and delicate layout on small parts, something a big honking 12” square will have trouble with. Adam has them in multiple sizes going down to 3/4” long […]
Announcing the Adam Savage Book Club!
Adam Savage is starting a book club, and he wants YOU to be part of it! He’s kicking it off with mathematician Matt Parker and Matt’s new book, Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World (https://amzn.to/367UmBV). Read it and submit your questions and comments below in the comments before Monday, Feb 3, […]
Adam Savage Tests Boston Dynamics’ Spot Robot!
Adam welcomes a new member to the Tested family: Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot! All throughout this year, Adam will be conducting builds and projects with Spot, integrating it into the workshop and taking it on adventures in the field. The first thing to do is test Spot’s capabilities at an outdoor training course! Our Year […]
Leche. ¿Veneno blanco o bebida saludable?
Durante la última década, la leche se ha vuelto un poco controvertida. Algunas personas dicen que es un alimento necesario y nutritivo, vital para los huesos sanos, pero otras dicen que puede causar cáncer y provocar una muerte prematura.
Getting Sick in Space
Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates how to contain vomit in space.
