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Some think the reason fundamental scientific revolutions are so rare is because of groupthink. It’s not; it’s hard to mess with success.

Whether you’re developing or in the market for corporate training videos, these examples from PwC, Chick-fil-A, and others are sure to impress.

Without wormholes, warp drive, or some type of new matter, energy, or physics, everyone is limited by the speed of light. Or are they?

Much like energy and nutrients flow in a continuous cycle between the elements of a natural ecosystem, a free flow of knowledge fuels the growth of a learning ecosystem.

Carl Sagan was far from the first to declare we are the children of ancient stars.

The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 prohibited nations from making new land claims on the continent. But it never mentioned claims from private individuals.

All the things that surround and compose us didn’t always exist. But describing their origin depends on what ‘nothing’ means.

Tasting sounds and hearing colors.

An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.

No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?

Since 1962, humanity has been sending messages into space with the intent to make contact with intelligent extraterrestrials. Are those efforts worth the risks?

There is one House member for every 761,169 people, which isn’t exactly representative.

Dennis Klatt developed trailblazing text-to-speech systems before losing his own voice to cancer.

Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?

It’s not about leaves in tall trees.

The writer’s tragic death at age 46 has led many to view him as a tortured artist. Here’s why this label is reductive.

Admitting that we know little about our future selves can radically improve our decision-making.

Until the Apollo missions, we had no idea how the moon got here, just a series of educated guesses. They rewrote the story of the moon’s origins.

Astro Mechanica’s “turboelectric” jet engines offer a way to transform both commercial flights and space launches.

The problem with today’s AI isn’t it thinking for itself; it’s the tech telling humans whatever we want to hear.

In the expanding Universe, different ways of measuring its rate give incompatible answers. Nobel Laureate Adam Riess explains what it means.

Was the terror of Biscayne Bay a man who escaped slavery, an African chieftain, or a marketing ploy that went viral?

From unexplained tracks in a balloon-borne experiment to cosmic rays on Earth, the unstable muon was particle physics’ biggest surprise.

“We are not our grandparents. It’s time to start thinking differently,” journalist Annie Jacobsen told Big Think.

If we waited long enough, would even protons themselves decay? The far future stability of the Universe depends on it.

According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.

In “Moral Ambition,” Dutch historian Rutger Bregman argues that all would benefit from a collective redefinition of success.

The lithium-ion alternatives could help create a safer, greener future.

Scientists are notoriously resistant to new ideas. Are they falling prey to groupthink? Or are our current theories just that successful?

“If we could target those circuits very precisely, then there’s great potential to block the inflammation response for many diseases.”