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Bill Nye said the Rosetta mission would lead to amazing discoveries we hadn’t yet even thought of. He might have been more right than he imagined.
Prosperity preachers like Creflo Dollar and Joel Osteen are only the latest incarnations of a long lineage of American hucksters.
I can see it in your eyes. I can see it in your smile.
We surprise the world’s brightest minds with ideas they’re totally unprepared to discuss. This week on Big Think’s podcast, we’re joined by beloved actor/educator Bill Nye the Science Guy.
We have the ability to reach many more people than ever before in history with our stupidity.
Think your interior decorator is evil? Imagine Hitler’s.
Beijing just had a red alert for air quality for the first time. But what else is it up to?
Is it like that Corn God myth? Do you devour them?
The tale of a young man driven to his death for fighting for what is right, and the young woman picking up where he left off.
A decision requiring cellphone retailers to warn customers of possible radiation risk typifies the emotion-based way that democracy can supersede intelligent government risk policy-making.
How do you “play the game the right way”? Depends who you ask.
Using technology is like having sex. We like the fun, the feelings, and the connection with others. But if aren’t mindful of downstream consequences like having babies, spreading disease, and dealing with psycho ex-lovers, we can end up in situations that we never anticipated.
Jason Gots explores issues of authenticity and the true self, inspired by his deep dive into the podcast ocean.
Throwback Thursday: How Dark Matter’s #1 Competitor Died The only way out is to modify the laws of gravity, and our best observations rule those modifications out. “The discrepancy between […]
Not everyone has the opportunity to ride a bike to work or school, but those who do would improve their health and save quite a bit of money.
NASA’s New Horizons probe is on a road trip to Pluto and sending back some illuminating imagery on the way.
Facebook has enabled PGP encryption as an option for notification emails, adding another layer of security for users. So, what companies will follow?
Think you’re contributing 110 percent to a project? Researchers suggest you may be overclaiming.
There is no sense whatsoever that we are on the same page here, working toward some roughly agreed upon vision of a better future.
What if Bill Nye were your warm, rational uncle? What if you could informally ask his opinion on anything from black holes to the zombie apocalypse? Well now you can.
Optimism, like imagination, is childish in the best sense of the word.
A terrific story about the physical threat of a major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest fails to explain why people don’t seem alarmed. That lack of alarm puts the public at risk as much as the shaking Earth itself, and should be part of the story.
Don’t shave your beards just yet; the panic over feces in beards may have been exaggerated — there’s fecal matter everywhere.
It’s subtle and pernicious as hell how this happens. How we transform something that’s supposed to make us more open and balanced into a shiny new prison of things, jargon, and obligations.
Mavens are defined as experts in their field, and identifying them can help businesses innovate and grow. So, researchers have developed a test to figure out whether someone is a maven.
Mama, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Deny Evolution If adults want to deny evolution, sure. That’s fine. Whatever. But those adults better not make their kids follow in […]
Self-critique is important for growth as long as you commit to being fair with yourself. Constant negative self-assessments lead to low self-esteem, which in turn lead to acts of self-sabotage.
Irritation is a powerful force. It has the whiff of righteousness.
“Mansplaining” and “Manspreading,” too, are thriving on the chatterweb. Like “Dadbod,” they satirize a world of ridiculous men who have no idea what’s going on.