Decades of research suggest that we are not only initially attracted to likeminded people but that familiarity is essential for healthy marriage.
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Amid the excitement surrounding the discovery of an Earth-sized planet in our nearest neighboring system is the question of whether there might be others in the same system capable of supporting life.
Every week, Dr. Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section […]
The New Statesman has just published my piece concerning the creation of so-called online trolling behaviour. I argue that those who are shocked and outraged by horrible behaviour of online […]
With the presidential election less than a month away, it’s hard to go to a museum or gallery in the United States right now and not see art that either […]
This week’s all-consuming internet drama was sparked by the journalist Adrien Chen of Gawker, who published a piece exposing the real identity of “Violentacrez”, one of the most infamous trolls […]
Currently in public beta, Härnu is a social platform where people around the world can share ideas and hold conversations with the help of Google Translate.
In 2012, one in six spam e-mails came from a computer located in India. Additionally, as of the end of Q3 2012, almost half of all spam comes from Asia.
In a hilariously foul-mouthed video last month, comedian Sarah Silverman called attention to Republican-led attempts to suppress turnout among left-leaning voters in November. “Hey black people, old people, poor people […]
Here are the most sensible thoughts about the election that have come to my attention: 1. Romney has had considerable momentum since the first debate. It’s come to an end, not […]
We almost take it as an article of faith that our mobile devices are getting smarter and smarter, that each new product cycle represents a step forward in the evolution […]
Diagnosed with brain cancer, an Italian engineer and artist put up a Web site displaying his medical records and asking for solutions. The response has been surprisingly fruitful.
To: POTUS Re: DEBATE Suggested remarks regarding your performance in the first debate. Mr. President, Don’t forget that, like any choice people make, elections aren’t really about the facts […]
Advertisers, browser manufacturers, privacy advocates, Congress, and government entities are literally tangling with each other over online data-collecting mechanisms.
In the run-up to their third and final debate on October 22nd, the theme of which is foreign policy, President Obama and Governor Romney will likely attempt to portray themselves […]
Today the Internet community is abuzz about a Pearson DMCA notice that took down edublogs.org and all of its 1.45 million+ student and teacher blogs. The odd thing is: practically […]
This one comes courtesy of a dear friend, who monitors the superfluous, hyper-genderizing of merchandise. At just the moment when gender roles for many of us have never been more […]
Due to shortages, some schools are turning to Khan Academy, the free online education site, to provide students with lessons.
In my latest column at The Breakthrough, I discuss what Obama can do in tonight’s second Presidential debate to reverse momentum, and it starts with defying critics who are calling […]
The country is eager to increase foreign investment and to distance itself from the legacy of Belgian colonialism and French interference, which many believe sowed the seeds of the 1994 genocide.
With its embrace of Western cultural norms and willingness to work with Israel, some say the tiny, predominantly Shiite nation is doing its best to make its big southern neighbor “crazy.”
As the candidates gear up for Tuesday night’s second presidential debate, it occurs to me how strange a ritual this is. President Obama, according to Helene Cooper of the New […]
You can put the smartest people in the world in the same room together and get a terrible result. Jack Hidary has a different idea of collective intelligence, which is derived from his work with the X Prize Foundation.
In the first elections to be seen in the area in six years or more, more women are on the ticket than ever before, but skepticism about the elections themselves may hinder progress.
We have made enormous advances beyond the nasty, brutish and short 20 years or so of life that our Neolithic ancestors endured. So what will it take for all of us to live to 100?
Big Think was saddened by the news that one of our experts, former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, passed away on Sunday from complications of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Big Think had the opportunity to interview […]
Recently two brothers named Chaplin created the smallest book in the world. Their tiny tome, Teeny Ted from Turnip Town, is etched on a microchip narrower than the width of a […]
Socialfish founder Maddie Grant argues that social media represents a paradigm shift not only in popular culture, but in the fundamental relationship between businesses and consumers, and, as a result, in organizational best practice.
From an evolutionary standpoint, which traits are most adaptive to a historical moment in which old certainties have vanished and anything is possible? According to Seely Brown, they include bravery, creativity, and a sense of play.
Dear Readers, I made a mistake. In the article below, I said it would take some very high rates of growth to close the $7 trillion gap in Mitt Romney’s […]