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.
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Dive into a realm where time, space, and even reality itself are put into question.
Jules Verne wrote about gasoline-powered vehicles, weapons of mass destruction, and global warming more than a century ago.
Benjamin Breen on his greatest revelations while writing about the birth of psychedelic science.
There’s really only one mistake you can make: continue doing the same thing you already know is hurting you and expect a different result.
Virtual tourism has thus far been a futuristic dream, but a world shaped by Covid-19 may be ready to accept it.
Its implications go well beyond the Earth itself, affecting even the future of space travel.
Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?
As patients approached death, many had dreams and visions of deceased loved ones.
Daydreaming can be a pleasant pastime, but people who suffer from maladaptive daydreaming are trapped by their fantasies.
Various environmental phenomena can play tricks on our brain.
The old linear job model is obsolete. Our post-pandemic work lives are defined by options and flexibility.
One god stands for order, logic, and reason. The other stands for chaos, madness, and drunkenness. Nietzsche thinks you need both.
JWST just found its first transiting exoplanet, and it’s 99% the size of Earth. But with no atmosphere seen, perhaps air is truly rare.
We used to think, “That email isn’t going to write itself.” But now it can, thanks to AI. And there’s so much more, from coding to marketing.
Do our thoughts have any meaning whatsoever?
Whenever someone waxes poetic about terraforming alien worlds, it’s worth taking a moment to consider the ethical implications of the proposal.
Millennials — who were raised to expect unlimited success but found only disappointment — can be drawn to manifestation.
Earth is actively broadcasting and actively searching for intelligent civilizations. But could our technology even detect ourselves?
Back in 1990, we hadn’t discovered a single planet outside of our Solar System. Here are 10 facts that would’ve surprised every astronomer.
Painkillers have nasty side effects, such as organ damage or addiction. Researchers have discovered a new drug that may cause none of these.
William Shatner is going to space because Jeff Bezos loves Star Trek.
People can lose their authentic selves when they don’t honestly confront life’s potential, according to the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.
Imagine going on a tour through the human circulatory system as a tiny cell. That is just one example of education in the metaverse.
Individual space telescopes, like Hubble and JWST, revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe. What if we had an array of them, instead?
SpinLaunch will cleverly attempt to reach space with minimal rocket fuel. But will physics prevent a full-scale version from succeeding?
Made from concrete, it cost 15% less per square foot to construct than a typical house.
Big Think recently spoke with Nick Bostrom about how humans might find fulfillment in a post-scarcity world.
An insect? A vermin? An unwanted animal? What in the world is Franz Kafka talking about?
Humanity can avoid catastrophe — if we look beyond our blinkered present.