Journey to the West is rightly considered one of the most influential novels ever written, but the real reason for its success may be its charismatic poster-boy: The Monkey King.
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Many of the furniture giant’s products are named after Swedish locations. Not everyone is happy about that.
A study from Carnegie Mellon University tracks the travels of tarantulas since the Cretaceous period.
Hindsight is 20/20, particularly when you have had 20 years to think about what happened.
The first personality tests revolved around assessing people’s reactions to ambiguous and often unsettling images. Today, the gold standard is a barrage of questions.
Firsthand accounts of what it’s really like to go to and come back from space.
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The most important events in history have nothing to do with politics or wars.
Words of wisdom from H.P. Lovecraft, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dr. Temple Grandin, Hannah Gadsby and more.
Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.
Playing it safe and always taking the easy road can be obstacles to happiness, says professional adventurer Erling Kagge.
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Get the answer from two physicists who study black holes (albeit from a safe distance).
Esoteric evidence points to a ritual performed by Queen Elizabeth’s court magician John Dee.
Certain colors are globally linked to certain feelings, the study reveals.
Alexandre Dumas’ famous anecdote about Fake News in the 1800s has a surprising twist.
Psychedelics are going mainstream. Here’s your reading list.
Pandemics have historically given way to social revolution. What will the post-COVID revolution be?
Is indulging in erotic content good or bad for your sex life?
Evolutionary success is not about the number of one’s children, but one’s grandchildren: the children need to survive and pass on their genes.
A curated list of must-watch films from Big Think readers.
A tourist generally has an eye for the things that have become almost invisible to the resident.
Just how close are we to setting up camp on another planet? It’s complicated.
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Your health and the health of the planet are not indistinguishable.
If you think life on Earth is hard, wait until you see Mars. If you think life on Earth is hard, try living on Mars. Mars, as photographed from the surface […]
The 57-year-old is teaming up with NASA and SpaceX for the film project, which is to be set aboard the International Space Station.
The few seconds of nuclear explosion opening shots in Godzilla alone required more than 6.5 times the entire budget of the monster movie they ended up in.
We give it the flight plan, and it takes care of the rest. It has to. Here’s why. No matter how advanced our technology becomes, there are certain limits that can […]
The Baltic nation rolls out an unlikely tourist attraction: 47 weird ice cream flavors.
A massive Dating.com study reveals just how important politics are in the dating world right now.