Flashy desalination technology is more costly and cumbersome than many other solutions.
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Big Think spoke with animator and animation historian Tom Sito about the cyclical evolution of animation.
The word “turkey” can refer to everything from the bird itself to a populous Eurasian country to movie flops.
These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.
In a remarkably similar way, conspiracy theories around the world cast doubt on the existence of real places.
These tiny fish are helping scientists understand how the human brain processes sound.
Researchers find a key clue to the evolution of bony fish and tetrapods.
Invisible cloaks. Ghost imaging. Scientists are manipulating light in ways that were once only science fiction.
Historians have been able to piece together a clear picture of how the average Roman citizen spent their waking hours.
Experiments tell us quantum entanglement defies space and time.
Nikolaas Tinbergen’s concept of “supernormal stimulus” explains why humans are attracted to a heightened version of reality.
“Like real dreams, it does not explain, does not complete its sequences,” film critic Roger Ebert once wrote about “Mulholland Drive.”
Many of the furniture giant’s products are named after Swedish locations. Not everyone is happy about that.
Who doesn’t love a little existential fear every once in a while?
All American and European eels originate in the same place.
As wind power grows around the world, so does the threat the turbines pose to wildlife. From simple fixes to high-tech solutions, new approaches can help.
From forecasting stock prices to diagnosing disease, Swarm AI enables better group decisions.
Murmurations have no leader and follow no plan.
Urinating in the direction of NATO’s staunchest opponent could cost you $350 or more. For world peace, aim wisely.
The zebras were originally part of a newspaper tycoon’s private zoo. Now they roam the San Simeon grasslands, growing in numbers.
Satire and an inflated sense of self-importance collide in a series of maps that goes back more than 100 years in American history.
The dark genome makes up 98% of human DNA. Scientists are just beginning to understand its role in cognitive disorders.
It’s common knowledge that syncing your circadian rhythm to a natural light-dark cycle could improve your health and well-being.
Bring not a bagpipe to a man in trouble.
Missing link? More like the weakest link.