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The threat is real and many scientists and engineers are standing behind them.

Developers out of New Zealand are working on a system that will mimic angry customers in order to train telemarketers in real conflict management.

We surprise the world’s brightest minds with ideas they’re totally unprepared to discuss. This week on Big Think’s podcast, we’re joined by poet and educator Clint Smith. 

Look out, Amazon. The virtual clothing store of the future will offer a unique shopping experience that blows our current setup out of the water.

Think not in terms of the bottom line, but the skyline.

Thankfully, parents have the power to help nurture and strengthen this part of the brain.

Many people use Uber and Airbnb to make some money on the side, but the cost of this, economists argue, is the displacement of more stable industries like traditional taxi and hotel companies.

The benefits of playing games reach beyond just entertainment — they’re a great outlet. However, at the end of a stressful day, sitting down with a violent video game may not be the best idea.

In the murky land of Twitter, a war rages online- and offline as comedians attempt to protect their writing from other writers.

[A Top 15 Podcast on iTunes!] We surprise the world’s brightest minds with ideas they’re totally unprepared to discuss. This week on Big Think’s podcast, we’re joined by renowned physicist and author Brian Greene. 

We surprise the world’s brightest minds with ideas they’re totally unprepared to discuss. This week on Big Think’s podcast, we’re joined by beloved actor/educator Bill Nye the Science Guy.

Bitcoin is just one example of how exponential technology is putting the reins of finance in the hands of individuals and small businesses.

Researchers suggest marketers should avoid asking consumers to “think of their ‘various experiences’ with a product.” It may lead to negative reviews.

Bruce Pon, the CEO and co-founder of ascribe, believes that creators should be at the center of the digital economy and that consumers, if provided with an easy and convenient way, will choose the option to reward the creators rather than pirate their work.

In an attempt to be original, to stand out amongst the almost 300 million other selfies on Instagram, we actually fade into the background. We become mundane. Photos are no longer about remembering an event; they’re about displaying. They’re about showing the world who we are, who we wish to be. And it’s damaging our ability to remember.

Throwback Thursday: How Dark Matter’s #1 Competitor Died The only way out is to modify the laws of gravity, and our best observations rule those modifications out. “The discrepancy between […]

After 1.8 million miles, Google’s self-driving car has been involved in only 13 accidents — all of which were caused by the other car. 

We surprise the world’s brightest minds with ideas they’re totally unprepared to discuss. This week on Big Think’s podcast, we’re joined by Wendy Suzuki, neuroscientist and author of the book Healthy Brain, Happy Life

Computer simulations of crash tests help car companies save money and meticulously examine the intricacies of high-speed destruction.

Exposure to another language may help open children up to another perspective, allowing them to become better communicators.

What does the art of Andy Warhol tell us about the nature of boredom and the ways we try to escape (and enjoy) it?

How successful are these drugs in inducing a good night’s sleep – and what are the drawbacks, over time, to using them as sleep aids?

The tale of a young man driven to his death for fighting for what is right, and the young woman picking up where he left off.

In our most recent discussion with Ray, he discusses the ability of natural language machines, such as IBM’s Jeopardy!-slaying computer named Watson, to overleap our own cognitive abilities. The result, he says, will be a computerized personal assistant to help us throughout the day.

Computer science curriculum must be adopted by K-12 schools in order to increase diversity in the tech sector.

We surprise the world’s brightest minds with ideas they’re totally unprepared to discuss. This week on Big Think’s podcast, we’re joined by the legendary musician and spoken word artist Henry Rollins.

A young man received a new pair of sunglasses. What he saw changed his life. 

The next wave of retirees will be more tech-savvy than ever.

The tonal qualities of a dog’s bark can reveal age, gender, breed, and more.    

Nature invented software billions of years before we did. “The origin of life is really the origin of software,” says Gregory Chaitin (inventor of mathematical metabiology). Life requires what software does. It is fundamentally algorithmic. And its complexity needs better thinking tools.