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New leader for the Louvre, big mess at the Berlinale, Juliette Lewis turns into a chair, and our heroes drop like flies.
Feb 28, 2026
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Curator Diya Vij Named NYC Culture Commissioner
The veteran art worker is a “visionary and deeply thoughtful leader,” said Mayor Mamdani.
Feb 28, 2026
How Einstein revolutionized the meaning of “where” and “when”
Here on Earth, it seems easy and straightforward to know “where” anything is, or to know “when” an event either occurred or will occur. After all, we’ve mapped out the en...
Feb 25, 2026
How to conquer pressure — the Jim Belushi way
Sometimes, when Jim Belushi feels anxious, he tells himself he’s actually just stoked. “Physiologically,” the actor, comedian, and entrepreneur tells Big Think, “what happens to your body when you’re ...
Feb 25, 2026
Thumbs-down to “Gladiator Strategy”? Try the Nadella philosophy instead
It’s called the Gladiator Strategy. The Swiss CEO of a shoe company stirred his espresso as he tried to convince me of his preferred way of working: “I think a battle of ideas is so important. I...
Feb 25, 2026
The 3 colors: What folktales teach about how to grow wise
European folktales often center around three colors: red, black, and white. Snow White has skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony. In the Grimms’ “Iron Hans,” a ...
Feb 25, 2026
Record-breaking natural laser discovered 11 billion light-years away
Here on Earth, the very idea of a laser is relatively novel, having only been invented in 1958. The underlying physics is straightforward: an electron within a molecule gets excited to a higher-energy...
Feb 26, 2026
The hidden cost of letting AI make your life easier
Sven Nyholm already sees troubling signs among his students. As a Professor of Ethics of Artificial Intelligence at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, he’s noticed that many can’t be bothered to ...
Feb 26, 2026
How experimental archaeologists are resurrecting our forgotten past
We tend to imagine ancient life in broad strokes. But daily existence was built out of small, sensory details. The taste of staple foods, the smell of living spaces, the feel of handmade tools in your...
Feb 27, 2026
Ask Ethan: Can quantum entanglement survive a black hole?
Here in our Universe, there’s a big puzzle at the heart of every black hole. According to Einstein’s general relativity, for every black hole that exists within the Universe, there are onl...
Feb 27, 2026
Giant 'spiderwebs' on Mars contain tiny egg-like structures that scientists 'can't quite explain,' NASA rover reveals
New photos captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show that Mars' giant, spiderweb-like "boxwork" features are covered in tiny, never-before-seen nodules that bear a striking resemblance to arachnid eggs....
Feb 26, 2026
'Revolutionary': Vera C. Rubin Observatory found 800,000 objects of interest in a single night
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, the telescope is expected to reach 7 million alerts per night.
Feb 26, 2026
The sun just experienced its first 'spotless days' in 4 years — but we're not in the clear yet
Earlier this week, the number of visible sunspots on our home star fell to zero for the first time in 1,335 days. This normally indicates a period of greatly reduced solar activity, but it's still too...
Feb 27, 2026
Acing this new AI exam — which its creators say is the toughest in the world — might point to the first signs of AGI
Humanity’s Last Exam is a PhD-level benchmark designed to test the limits of AI reasoning. Although Google’s Gemini 3 scored a staggering 48.4%, experts stress that this does not indicate the arrival ...
Feb 27, 2026
JD Vance just made a revealing omission as he pushed preposterous claims
Vice President JD Vance did not utter the word “tariffs” a single time during his upbeat speech at a Plover, Wisconsin, machining plant Thursday. The visit, aimed at shoring up vulnerable Republican U...
Feb 27, 2026
Trump admin drains FEMA to force Dems to end shutdown
The Trump administration spent more than $5 billion of FEMA disaster relief funding in just one week while it pushed Democrats to end the government shutdown, according to reports Friday. The administ...
Feb 27, 2026
Comer tried to head off 'sticky line' of inquiry for Melania over Epstein: MS NOW
As House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) spoke to reporters about the depositions of the Clintons on their potential connections to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, he made a cur...
Feb 27, 2026
'Little tantrum from Pammy': Bondi's meltdown earns scorn from national security expert
National security expert Marcy Wheeler called out Attorney General Pam Bondi after she went on a social media tirade on Friday.Wheeler criticized Bondi over her decision to prosecute 25 people who pro...
Feb 27, 2026
RFK sparks firestorm with new advice for broke Americans to eat 'peasant food'
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy took to the stage at an "Eat Real Food" rally in Austin, Texas, this week, where he delivered advice for cash-strapped Americans: skip the fancy c...
Feb 27, 2026
This Trump minion's blunders are finally catching up to her
Incompetence will be President Donald Trump’s undoing. The only question is whether he and his minions will undo the nation first. Today’s subject is Attorney General Pam Bondi.Blunders and blusterIn ...
Feb 27, 2026