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Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York is the kind of film that makes you laugh and cry at the same time.

When the mutual relatives of two royal families died, the countries were likelier to go to war.

One man studied apes for 50 years. He says nature isn’t as cruel as you think.

One of the best-known allegorical depictions of love has a rather pessimistic male twin.

The renowned magician recently joined Big Think CEO and cofounder Victoria Brown for a wide-ranging discussion.

A curated list of must-watch films from Big Think readers.

To overcome burnout, we need to change how we think about the relationship between dignity and work, argues Jonathan Malesic.

These pink feathered folk form complex social networks and are choosy about who they spend their time with, according to a new study.

Sometimes, moral lessons can be learned from blowing away zombies.

Historian Rutger Bregman argues that the persistent theory that most people are monsters is just wrong.

Despite being raised in a screen-lit world, today’s children make and maintain friendships as well as past generations.

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How to deal with “epistemic exhaustion.”

Experts plead with Americans to keep gatherings limited this Thanksgiving, while families devise new ways to celebrate the holidays.

Scientists ripped up kids’ drawings. This is what they learned about relationships.

‘Little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.’

A recent NIHR report found that students with previously low connectedness scores saw improvement in well-being and eased anxiety.

The results of this study showed depressive symptoms being highest in adolescence, declining in early adulthood and then climbing back up again into one’s early 30s.

Someday, presumably, we’ll go back to our lives. Our furry buddies will wonder where we went.

Acorn woodpecker battles over prized territory are serious business.

Sexuality is fluid and it’s important that people get to define it for themselves.

Surveys show three different types of couples who live apart together.

Social media posts that evoke strong kama muta often go viral – for example, cute kittens, puppies and special animal friendships.

Building a personal connection with students can counteract some negative side effects of remote learning.

Parental anxieties stem from the complex relationship between technology, child development, and the internet’s trove of unseemly content.

The physicist was both a gentleman and scholar.

Sharing QAnon disinformation is harming the children devotees purport to help.

A massive Dating.com study reveals just how important politics are in the dating world right now.

The author of “Auroville: The City Made of Dreams” talks about the difficulties of establishing (and writing about) utopian societies.

Good relationship capital can change your business forever, explains Shark Tank investor Daymond John.