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People tend to believe that learning in the style they feel best suited to makes them soak up information more efficiently. This study debunks that belief.

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author Ayelet Waldman on parenting, identity, and how LSD microdosing changed her life for the better. 

Nowhere is anti-intellectualism more warmly incubated or does misinformation spread faster than in the online community, which is why Facebook – the third most-visited website in the world – has such a weighty responsibility.rn

It’s not by burning people’s pictures and wearing the flag as a cape, but by understanding ourselves better, and understanding the person beside you. Three Ways America Can Be United Again – Through Decision-Making 3 Ways We Can Make America Great Again – Through Decision Making Looks Like We’re Making America Great Again. Here Are 3 Ways to Contribute.    

Some scientists posit that our brains are actually quantum computers.  

They have the same feelings as normal people. It’s how they make decisions that’s different.   

Facebook can flip your digital identity on and off at the switch; that is way too much power for any corporation to have, says Oliver Luckett — and we handed it to them.

Never heard of SKA, the square kilometer array? Once it starts taking data, you’ll never forget it. “Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for […]

Evolution exists and exerts itself in a different way than gravity does… because natural selection is an “algorithmic force.” 

What if you found out your disaster relief donation did more harm than good? Juanita Rilling explains the humanitarian logistics of unwanted donations, and how you can give in a more informed way.

There’s a smallest scale and a shortest time at which physics makes any sense. What sets that limit? “There is a limit on how much information you can keep bottled up.” –Dick […]

Machine learning and predictive AI are changing the way we operate our devices and machines.

If the Big Bang happened and everything is moving away from us, where’s the center? “I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out […]

Someday an implant may help the neurologically impaired overcome a damaged memory.   

The spreading of misinformation and doubt has undermined support for climate change. Despite broad consensus from climate scientists that humans are largely responsible for climate change, only 27% of Americans think there is agreement. New research points to a possible way to “vaccinate” against this misinformation. 

When you’re confronted by some new information, how do you tell whether it’s valid or not? “I’m old enough to remember when the polio vaccine was still new. Also, it hadn’t […]

Here are this week’s top comments on Big Think content from across the Web.

This study reminds us that we are stardust, operating under the same laws as any other form of matter.   

How will we deal with the impending overpopulation crisis – and how much of a crisis is it anyway?

How do you even study thinking from that long ago?  

If you think you can just take a test and demonstrate your scientific literacy, think again. “Through basic science literacy, people can understand the policy choices we need to be making. […]

We’ve never seen an event horizon, nor directly imaged a black hole. Thanks to a worldwide effort, victory may at last be in sight. “Never look down to test the ground […]

The Bella Bella Heiltsuk will use these findings in negotiations over their traditional lands.   

NASA scientists discover what two places in the solar system might have favorable conditions for alien life.

We are only just beginning to understand how easy access to information is reshaping how we think.   

A recent study from Yale University find that dogs are better at resisting peer-pressure and filtering useless information than human beings – but there’s value in that human flaw.

It isn’t just the morality that’s dubious in the newest iteration of Star Trek. “If I die trying but I’m inadequate to the task to make a course change in the […]

What it means that 2016 is the hottest year on record. “There are now dozens of hockey sticks and the all come to the same basic conclusion. The recent warming does […]

Want to think more creatively? Move your body, and move away from your emotional baseline—in any direction.

Bob Dylan finally presents his Nobel prize acceptance speech.