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Do the clothes make the man? With the Diderot Effect, material goods can help forge your whole identity.
There is a fundamental difference between matter and antimatter. But not enough of one to explain our Universe. Our Universe is a vast and enormous place, and if there’s one […]
It’s no small secret that we are addicted to our phones. This so-called ‘dumb watch’ can help you check it less… and looks great, too.
Even the best science imaginable has its limits. In terms of ambition, it’s hard to ask for more than to know absolutely everything there is to know about the Universe. That’s […]
These photos of scientific heroes and accomplishments inspire awe and curiosity.
A mining company in Australia has unearthed what could be some of the largest gold specimens ever discovered.
To explain the origin of everything, science needs to explain itself.
From the cosmic blast into another being’s mind, to rolling bliss or obedient mind-slavery, fictional drugs have it all.
Is Nessie real or just a tourism ploy? There might be more to this (in)famous monster than you think…
Consciousness expert Michael Graziano on what, if anything, makes us uniquely human.
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Most basic form of data, meet most basic form of matter.
Scientific discovery often happens when you least expect it. But no one could’ve expected this. Imagine that you’re a scientist, going out on a limb to design and build an experiment […]
People are bringing heavily edited selfies to plastic surgeons and asking for procedures that will make them look like their idealized versions of themselves.
Ever wanted to ask a NASA astronomer a question? Michelle Thaller is Big Think’s resident space pro, and she is taking questions right now!
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The Parker Solar Probe is the first time a spacecraft will ever get this close to the sun.
The Chinese government announced it will be genetic testing potential Olympic athletes for the 2022 Games. What could possibly go wrong?
Great ideas in philosophy often come in dense packages. Then there is where the work of Marcus Aurelius.
Some things in life just can’t be explained. And that’s okay.
If mating preferences are biologically predetermined, individual sexism shouldn’t have an impact. But it does.
Some games are just for fun, others are for thought provoking statements on life, the universe, and everything.
Think walking is void of philosophy? Nietzsche and Gros are here to say you’re wrong.
The Swift-Tuttle comet is the source of the lovely Perseid meteor shower each August. It’s also getting closer and closer, making it “the single most dangerous object known to humanity.”
Novels open us to the nuances of being human.
It was so well-motivated and compelling. But the particles never appeared. Every so often, an idea comes along in theoretical physics that’s undeniably profound. When a single idea can solve […]
If you photograph the Sun at the same time every day, you get a bizarre figure-8 shape: an analemma. Here’s why. At any time of day, you could theoretically set up […]
Billions of years from now, dark energy will push the rest of the Universe out of reach forever. These galaxies will be the last to go. A look at the night […]
Even though 18,000 species are discovered and named each year we are still losing ground, writes the College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
In order to reap the greatest rewards, we have to think big and invest big. One of these four missions will deliver like never before. When it comes to exploring the […]
Biologists at the University of Bristol demonstrate how the mysterious phenomenon of spider ballooning for great distances and at great heights works.