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In Germany and France, having an Anglo-Saxon first name is a good predictor of extreme voting behavior.
Though ultimately incorrect, the ancient Greek philosophers blazed a conceptual trail for humankind to understand the nature of reality.
This first-of-its-kind image offers a detailed look at the magnetic fields within the Central Molecular Zone.
A woman’s name would undermine the credibility of the mission. Names of former Nazis, however, were no problem.
Billy was a local celebrity in the early 1900s. And he might have been a murderer.
The first stars in the Universe were made of pristine material: hydrogen and helium alone. Once they die, nothing escapes their pollution.
The discovery suggests that the “Boring Billion” period of evolution on Earth wasn’t so boring after all.
What do Remus Lupin, Katniss Evergreen, William Wordsworth, and Usain Bolt all have in common?
The global extent of the Revolutionary War surprises many Americans today — but it was crucial to independence.
A basement renovation project led to the archaeological discovery of a lifetime: the Derinkuyu Underground City, which housed 20,000 people.
The Universe certainly formed stars, at one point, for the very first time. But we haven’t found them yet. Here’s what everyone should know.
Research shows self-ratings of personality traits like diligence are generally more accurate than ratings from others.
Katie Kermode — a memory athlete with four world records — tells Big Think about her unique spin on an ancient technique to memorize unfathomably long lists of information.
In 1903, a Vermont doctor bet $50 that he could cross America by car. It took him 63 days, $8,000, and 600 gallons of gas.
A small Ohio town tried to escape America’s addiction to rectangular grids. It didn’t last long.
Glueballs are an unusual, unconfirmed Standard Model prediction, suggesting bound states of gluons alone exist. We just found our first one.
Following the advent of human space flight, NASA began naming missions after children of Zeus.
The DUNE project will beam tiny neutrinos across vast distances. But the first step involved moving a heavier material: 1 million tons of rock.
Stockholm Syndrome is the most famous of 10 psychological disorders named after world cities. Most relate to tourism or hostage-taking.
When all your teammates fall for “the emperor’s new clothes,” the results can be disastrous — here’s how to bust the groupthink.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
Over 250 million records sold and more than 70 platinum hits later, Jason Derulo sits down with us to talk about goals, insecurities, and why he still doesn’t feel like he’s “made it.”
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The use of the letter x as an unknown is a relatively modern convention.
These hard-to-finish books are still worth the effort.
On the morning of April 20, 1961, all conditions were “go” for an attempt at free flight. A man was on standby with a fire extinguisher. Just in case.
The amazing life of “Gudrid the Far-Traveled” was unjustly overshadowed by her in-laws, Erik the Red and Leif Erikson.
To Fred Hoyle, the Big Bang was nothing more than a creationist myth. 75 years later, it’s cemented as the beginning of our Universe.
The key to its success lies not in its understanding of technology, but in its understanding of human nature.
This century alone has already had a couple of Onesdays (1/11/11 and 11/11/11).