big ideas
The Houston Rockets Are Doomed
The Houston Rockets are famously dependent on big ideas. But those ideas require people, and Houston's human components are breaking down at the wrong time.
The Horrible Sloan Paper That Would Destroy Basketball
Why would anyone, even a game theorist, suggest that what basketball needs is more intentional fouling at the end of games? It's less about the answer than the question.
Phil Jackson Knows What He's Doing
Phil Jackson's attempt to bring the Triangle Offense to the Knicks isn't working yet. But for that offense's legendary apostle, this is about something bigger.
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Today's Funding System Is Preventing Nobel-Worthy Discoveries
A group of leading scientists say today's funding process leaves no room for big ideas.
The Birth of the Paradigm Shift
The idea that scientific advancement is not evolutionary is nothing new. But the late Thomas Kuhn was the first person to put it down on paper and mass distribute it.
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