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It’s getting bigger over time, but is there anything it’s displacing, or expanding into? “Mathematicians deal with possible worlds, with an infinite number of logically consistent systems. Observers explore the […]
“If the election for U.S. president were held today, who would you vote for?” Response options included all of the Republican and Democratic candidates in the race at the time, along with options for “Other” and “I would not vote.”
Rural states dominate the list of those most dependent on the $43 billion firearm industry for jobs, tax revenue, political contributions, and gun ownership, a fact that could prove decisive for Bernie Sanders this month.
The gravitational waves were real. But earlier announcements that X-rays and gamma-rays were detected, too? Not so much. “What’s really exciting is what comes next. I think we’re opening a window […]
If you’ve ever wondered what happens to a tattoo, the answer’s more surprising than you think.
All remaining research chimps will be retired and relocated to sanctuaries.
If You Work in a Creative Industry, You Should Steal Other People’s Ideas Just as Shakespeare lifted plots from his predecessors, young performers today ought to focus on emulating those […]
No. Not even if you violate the laws of physics in two fundamental ways. John Oliver: So, roughly speaking, what are the chances that the world is going to be […]
Planet Nine? More like “Planet maybe.” “Finding out that something you have just discovered is considered all but impossible is one of the joys of science.” –Mike Brown Last week, the […]
How we’ll directly take pictures of Earth-like planets in the future! “We stand on a great threshold in the human history of space exploration. If life is prevalent in our neighborhood […]
Though perhaps not the most pressing, believe it or not.
Science is the best tool we have for predicting the future. Here’s what the next year ought to bring. “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s […]
The U.K. plans to phase out coal power by 2025, but how will renewable energy factor into the equation?
The American Hispanic electorate is growing rapidly, but facts about voting trends among minorities and youths indicate they’re still years away from holding real power.
An incredible live-blog of an incredible event. “It’s becoming clear that in a sense the cosmos provides the only laboratory where sufficiently extreme conditions are ever achieved to test new […]
Don’t even think about getting anything other than this one! “No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.” –Quintus Ennius If you are (or you […]
Chinese activist Ai Weiwei is the most political artist on Earth. Did he just sell his soul to a department store?
Lack of deep personal public concern about climate change limits the politically difficult actions governments are willing to take.
Dark things come in small packages, but the reason why is what’s truly astounding. “A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.” […]
Don’t know Ellsworth Kelly or his art? Now’s your chance — he’s dead.
Do schools kill creativity? Should white boys ever rap or breakdance? This week on Think Again we’re joined by Maria Konnikova, author of The Confidence Game and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
The similarities between the Universe and a living being are striking and surprising. Could larger entities than us be alive? “Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to […]
Mark Rothko’s suicide colored how we’ve seen his art ever since. His son’s book paints a brighter, richer picture.
Knowing how to code becomes the next phase of literacy.
The self-driving car is the future of personal transportation. Wireless charging is the future of battery-powered devices. Marrying the two technologies makes sense.
When everything passes away, what will be left? “End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of […]
There’s a big, big difference between a “scientific” theory and all other types. It should make you more confident, not less. One of the most important things any expert hoping to […]
Before he “jumped ship to the useless, unemployable arts”, young Salman wanted to be a physicist. This and more on Big Think’s weekly podcast, Think Again.
Where do we learn what matters? Are new forces crowding out the old sources of stories that shape us?