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Only Caesar lived to tell the tale.
Serving as the inspiration for the modern horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” what does our fascination with this unsolvable mystery tell us about our modern psyche?
A primer on Judith Butler’s theory of gender and performativity.
Opponents of America’s entry into the looming Second World War believed the U.S. would be dismembered.
The strange case of cultured ultra-thief Stéphane Breitwieser — who claims “art is my drug” — has divided opinion. Is it Stendhal syndrome?
A sober look at a wild conspiracy theory that argues the Middle Ages never happened.
With great power comes retcon responsibility.
Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before.
Is there an ultimate answer to the age-old question?
Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.
The Shirky Principle states that “institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.”
Fear is one of the oldest and most powerful emotions known to man, so it should come as no surprise that horror stories are as old as storytelling itself.
Paintings played an important role in these ancient civilizations. Unfortunately, pigment is not nearly as durable as marble.
Perhaps wormholes will no longer be relegated to the realm of science fiction.
A small Ohio town tried to escape America’s addiction to rectangular grids. It didn’t last long.
Big Think spoke with historian Marc-William Palen about the egalitarian aims of the free-trade movement in past centuries.
Big Think columnist Adam Frank makes the case for why the 2023 video game Alan Wake 2 is a boundary-pushing piece of art.
Here’s your gateway to enjoying the best of literature.
Actor and science communicator Alan Alda shares his three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.
Like Mars today, Venus used to be a sci-fi superstar. Recent discoveries could re-ignite our interest in Earth’s “evil twin.”
Try writing a novel without using the letter “e.”
An influential series of books argues that the history of the world is the history of generations. Is it right?
Take a closer look before judging a book by its title.
A photographer captured Bern’s eclectic and charming feline structures.
His crime was so great, he was not only sentenced to death but his name was to be erased from memory.
In scientific theories, the Multiverse appears as a bug rather than as a feature. We should squash it.
Philosophy isn’t stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.
“The more I unleash myself from the tethers of domestication, the happier I feel.”