The quantum world — and its inherent uncertainty — defies our ability to describe it in words.
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Although saying the wrong thing could often get you killed in ancient civilizations, history shows that the ideal of free speech has deep roots.
In pre-War Cambridge, students had to ace an interview with Ludwig Wittgenstein to attend his lectures — Alan Turing passed that test, and went on to create one of his own.
In the spirit of the 1969 moon landing, we now have a golden opportunity to pursue “nondisruptive” creative solutions.
Dante’s epic journey through hell and heaven reveal how the poet felt about his own country.
Since 1962, humanity has been sending messages into space with the intent to make contact with intelligent extraterrestrials. Are those efforts worth the risks?
In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
Diogenes engaged in shocking behavior to demonstrate the contradictions, small-mindedness, and sheer absurdity of prevailing social conventions.
Big Think spoke with animator and animation historian Tom Sito about the cyclical evolution of animation.
Queen Calafia seems like she could have sprung from the pages of a modern fantasy novel.
From "The Castle of Otranto" to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, these books changed the literary landscape.
Where the prime meridian meets the equator, a non-existent island captures our imagination — and our non-geocoded data.
It is little more than a fancy excuse for escapist fantasizing.
Because Dylan “samples and digests” songs from the past, he has been accused of plagiarism. But imitatio isn't the same.
The Arabic word fatwa can mean “explanation” or “clarification.”
China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history.
Terrified of blushing? You might have erythrophobia.
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line.
Dark matter has never been directly detected, but the astronomical evidence for its existence is overwhelming. Here's what to know.
At this event, you’ll be around to hear the eulogy.
Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature's most unreliable narrators.
More than 20% Americans live in a state with access to a medically assisted death.
Archaeologist Bernard Frischer spent decades uploading the ruins of the Eternal City to the cloud. Here’s what it looks like.
A growing body of research shows that religious people seem to enjoy more psychological well-being compared to others.
It is wrong to think that these three statements contradict each other. We need to see that they are all true to see that a better world is possible.
Just as there are many types of believers, there's not only one type of atheist.
On Nov. 13, 1946, a scientist dropped crushed dry ice from a plane into supercooled stratus clouds.
Chimpanzees are able to consider the context of social interactions and can accept unfavorable outcomes — sometimes.
For decades people have arranged to freeze their bodies after death, dreaming of resurrection by advanced future medicine. Many met a fate far grislier than death.
For centuries, the only way to travel between the Old and New World was through ships like the RMS Lusitania. Experiences varied wildly depending on your income.