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Don’t take the Bible so seriously, says religious scholar and fully interesting guy Rob Bell.

We see matter, but not antimatter, in our Universe. Could black holes be the answer? One of the greatest cosmic puzzles in our entire Universe is why there’s so much more […]

The masterminds behind Silicon Valley were doing more than coding.

From the history of LSD to the origins of hip-hop, these 10 documentaries will educate and inspire.

Over the years Christopher has spontaneously delivered many dozens of unforgettable lines. Here are four of them.

A map shows the dominant religion in each of the United States’ counties. Evangelicals dominate the most areas geographically. Catholics are the majority faith in densely populated areas.

Are conspiracy theories ever true? Here are a few occasions when the government really did what the conspiracy theories claimed.

Socrates never wrote anything down because he found writing to be inferior to dialogue as a method of inquiry. That’s kind of a problem if we’re to evaluate his ideas.

In his latest book, ‘When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing’, Daniel Pink makes a convincing case for more naps.

People across eras, religions, and cultures have always been curious about a spiritual world that exists behind the curtain of death.

Though often used interchangeably, diversity and inclusion are two very different things. Most importantly, diversity without inclusion is mostly meaningless.

Should businesses foster diversity just because of the political climate, or are there other inherent advantages in having diversity of people and thought?

Imagine looking at one saturated pixel for years on end, and somehow learning what worlds live around it. That’s what science is for! When you think of what’s out there in […]

A listing of some of the British royalty’s favorite family names as the name Prince William’s and Kate Middleton’s new baby.

Mark Zuckerberg has infamously downplayed Facebook’s responsibilities as a business in the content creation space. Instead, he defends it as a technology platform.

Research suggests that your name affects the level of success you’ll achieve in your career and love life, and even where you choose to live.

Atheism has been called many things over the years. Is it a cult, and what is a cult anyway?

From child vaccination rates to economic prosperity, paid parental leave benefits us all.

Infographics present the latest NHTSA statistics on the likelihood of having a fatal accident while commuting to and from work.

Our understanding of the universe has expanded tremendously in the last few decades. But there are still some mysteries out there, and the Great Attractor is one of them.

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!

Are all those drunk animals on YouTube actually drunk? Zoologist Lucy Cooke examines what’s really going on when animals go, er, wild.

If it can stretch the Universe from the size of a subatomic particle to billions of light years in a fraction of a second, why doesn’t Einstein’s relativity forbid it? When […]

In her new memoir, Duke Divinity School professor Kate Bowler opens up about battling Stage IV cancer.

Got drama in your life? Here’s how to recognize the high-conflict personality instigating it and avoid playing into their hands.

Sometimes conspiracy theories turn out to be true, like the one about how the CIA tried to use LSD to find a mind-control drug.

Rapper Meek Mill is stuck in jail, caught in the U.S. justice system’s perpetual probation trap that keeps a disproportionate number of black people in America incarcerated.

The ‘Great Polish Map of Scotland’ is the coolest map story you’ve never heard of.

Earth is old enough to have been home to other industrialized civilizations so far back in the past we have no idea they were there. What we’ll leave behind may offer clues of what we could look for as evidence.

Kakistocracy is rule by the worst, but who are the worst? A better question, how do we know?