The companies launching satellites aboard the SpaceX rocket hope to revolutionize the Internet of Things.
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Since the advent of communication, humans have used stories to create meaningful lives.
In her new Netflix special, Amy Schumer gets real about fear.
A new book on the music distribution service claims it is.
Explore McLuhan’s theory on print culture and its influential hold over civilization.
The concept was likened to a porch light in our little neighborhood of the galaxy.
FOIA release sheds light on the DOD’s own struggle to understand UFOs.
Cryptocurrencies have had their time in the spotlight. Now it’s time to focus on solving bigger problems.
Big tech is making its opening moves into the health care scene, but its focus on tech-savvy millennials may miss the mark.
Like it or not, agreements made between hackers in Germany, Prague, and elsewhere could reconfigure the economy… and a frightening new world.
A new study finds that simply growing up in a home with enough books increases adult literacy and math prowess.
Future or extraterrestrial civilizations could create megastructures the size of a solar system.
Effective Date: January 1, 2020 Last Updated: May 13, 2020 The Big Think, Inc. (“Big Think” or “we” or “us”) knows that you care about how your personal information is […]
Renowned scientists and technologists who’ve passed away in 2018.
What is a blockchain phone, and why would anyone want one?
As voting becomes digital, we should consider rewarding voters for taking part in the process.
Today — Friday, July 13 — people around the world will celebrate Embrace Your Geekness Day. The holiday celebrates people who are into “geeky” activities, such as “dungeon games, comic […]
The Canadian professor takes issue with blocking free speech, but is he part of the problem?
New technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
CDP releases its 2017 A-List, that reveals more companies making serious efforts to combat climate change.
Ever since we’ve had the technology, we’ve looked to the stars in search of alien life. It’s assumed that we’re looking because we want to find other life in the universe, but what if we’re looking to make sure there isn’t any?
SpaceX recently secured about $507 million in new funding. Based on recent statements, SpaceX will put that cash toward three ambitious projects.
LIGO and Virgo have now detected a total of 11 binary merger events. But exactly 0 were in the Milky Way. Here’s why. One of the most spectacular recent advances in […]
When Mark Zuckerberg told Congress Facebook would use artificial intelligence to detect fake newsposted on the social media site, he wasn’t particularly specific about what that meant. Given my own […]
Intelligent aliens, if they exist in the galaxy or the Universe, might be detectable from a variety of signals: electromagnetic, from planet modification, or because they’re spacefaring. But we haven’t […]
Device uses ultrafast “frequency hopping” and data encryption to protect wireless signals from being intercepted and jammed.rn
Smart connected devices finding their way into million of’ homes are being taken over by domestic abusers, allowing them to invade and disrupt victims’ lives in a new, terrifying way
Can we make progress in a world in which we don’t trust our institutions?
A fresh take on the decades-old Drake equation incorporates new factors and greater uncertainty, suggesting a high likelihood that humanity is alone in the universe.
In 2016, Facebook employees were just 33% female and 2% black; YouTube employees were 30% women and 2% black; Apple employees were 32% women and 9% black; Google employees were 31% women and 2% black.