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• Big Think - Smarter, Faster

  Actionable lessons from the world’s greatest thinkers and doers.

• The "inflaton" could solve the mystery of the early Universe - Big Think

  We can reasonably say that we understand the history of the Universe within one-trillionth of a second after the Big Bang. That's not enough.

• Is there a crisis in cosmology? Some scientists say yes - Big Think

  The galaxy is cosmology's essential building block. The standard model of cosmology has a big new problem: Some galaxies seem to be too old.

• 5 books that were loved by readers but panned by critics- Big Think

  Not every classic enjoyed raved reviews from the start. Here are 5 great books that critics hated and readers loved.

• Beautiful medieval manuscripts were made from butchered animals - Big Think

  500 sheep were slaughtered to produce the 2,060 pages of the "Codex Amiatinus," a Latin translation of the Bible.

• ChatGPT is not "true AI." A computer scientist explains why - Big Think

  Large language models are an impressive advance in AI, but we are far away from achieving "true AI" — that is, human-level capabilities.