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The Big Think+ team is thrilled to present 23 brand new videos! The experts featured below are diverse in both their backgrounds and skill sets, ranging from a theoretical physicist […]
Ready Player One’s spectacular VR OASIS experience has us wondering how achievable it really is and when we’ll start seeing immersive VR movies.
The idea is just as ‘crazy’ as Einstein telling us that time slows down at high speeds, or Darwin saying that our ancestors were apes.
From an evolutionary perspective, religious practices and rituals are a form of play.
The scientific quest for immortality is predicated on the belief that evidence may already exist in the form of Near-Death Experiences and reincarnation.
We talked to a scientist who studies the afterlife and near-death experiences.
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The one thing both extremes of Left and Right agree on.
The smart money is still on LIGO, but there sure looks like something funny is happening if the new group is correct. This article was contributed by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine […]
The atoms, planets, stars, and even galaxies aren’t expanding, even though space is. How come? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity […]
If we see an atomic nucleus decay in a particular way, it means the Universe is fundamentally different from how we see it today. “There are several categories of scientists in […]
For the Sgt. Pepper 50th anniversary remix, good intentions and modern technology revitalize a classic album.
Our special place on the planet becomes harder to stomach the more we destroy it.
No one is right 100% of the time. Even the greatest genius of all. “The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.” –Theodore Roosevelt […]
Overly powerful synthetic marijuana-imitating drugs causes dozens of smokers to hit the streets of Brooklyn in a daze.
If it’s the anti-version of normal matter, could it possibly fall “up”? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder of Backreaction. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity and […]
Christopher Hitchens argued that religion makes humans “extremely self-centered.”
Is it conserved? Destroyed? Radiated away? 40+ years on, we still don’t have answers. This article was contributed by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity and […]
Apple and the FBI sat before the House Judiciary Committee. The group heard testimonies from both sides about the issue, including the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey and Apple’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel Bruce Sewell.
These American artists once challenged the art world with epic land art. Where are today’s troublemakers?
If all the rational arguments argue against American gun culture, then the irrational (sometimes creepy) ones must be to blame for our fatal firearms attraction.
In Munich last week, physicists and philosophers debate what makes for a scientific theory. Surprisingly, no one agrees. This piece was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized […]
Culturally and economically, modern Turkey is at a dangerous crossroads.
No national museum captures its country’s greatness as perfectly as Russia’s Hermitage.
Think your interior decorator is evil? Imagine Hitler’s.
An exposé in this week’s issue of The New Yorker on the surprising depth of jihadist poetry should be required reading for everyone on the swelling list of candidates for president […]
A musical map of Minneapolis celebrates the resurrection of The Replacements.
Or is this an example of the media hype surrounding Hawking going nuts? “Thus it seems Einstein was doubly wrong when he said, God does not play dice. Not only […]