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University of California, Davis researchers announce the disappointing results of their implantation of human stem cells in pigs.

The US Air Force and DARPA are even working on laser shielding. That’s right. Force fields.   

It takes four dollars of debt to create a single dollar of GDP growth in China. For context, at the peak of the GFC in 2008 it was taking three dollars of debt to create a dollar of GDP growth in the U.S. China has received the kiss of debt, says Ruchir Sharma.

Some scientists posit that our brains are actually quantum computers.  

Are we about to make a breakthrough to go beyond black holes? Here’s what it means if we do! “It’s becoming clear that in a sense the cosmos provides the only […]

Our hands lead us to certain choices, according to Zachary Estes of Bocconi University.   

The gluten free trend is growing. Does the science behind it hold up? 

Scientists discover unusual galaxies that raise questions about Einstein’s theory of gravity and the existence of dark matter.

Is gravitational repulsion a real thing? “For the first time, astronomers have outlined and named the network of galaxies that includes the Milky Way, adding a line to our cosmic address […]

There’s really something new there, even if physicists forget. “Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.” –Ludwig Borne In 1998, two teams of scientists announced a shocking […]

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 […]

You might think Jupiter is large, but you’ll be surprised at what happens if you try and make it larger! “A few centuries ago, the pioneer navigators learnt the size and […]

The idea that reality is comprised of atoms and space goes way, way back.

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 […]

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

A new report shows the marijuana industry is poised to have a major economic impact.

Alpha Centauri A and B are just 4.37 light years away. Do they have planets around them? And possibly life? We just might find out! “Resources exist to be consumed. And […]

An amateur scientist reveals that cosmic debris from space is all over the place.

Two addiction specialists believe we need to reframe the conversation around psychedelics. 

Yale psychologist Paul Bloom suggests a bit of reason in your feeling in his new book, Against Empathy.

Is there such a thing as boredom, or is it an all-encompassing term for a variety of root causes like apathy, frustration, or depression?

The Tour is both the oldest and most popular of the world’s major cycling races. The Tour has been to Holland more often than it has been to Corsica.

There’s an app that detects manterruptions—but we round up the research to find out which groups of people are really doing the most interrupting.

A yeast found in the gut micro biome of infants is implicated in the development of asthma.

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 […]

Maslow never got around to publishing the final tier of his pyramid: self-transcendence.

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

DARPA, the U.S. Department of Defense military research agency, whose work has resulted in staples of modern life such as the Internet and GPS systems, is now working with a […]

Classical neurology defines consciousness as the ongoing process of arousal and awareness.   

Don’t work with children or animals? Sir David Attenborough laughs in the face of danger.