Is time travel possible? Of course it’s inevitable in some sense, as we always move through the Universe at the “boring” rate of one second per second. But what about […]
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“Atheist churches” are popping up across the US and Europe. Is it just a trend?
Scientists create a superfluid with negative mass that accelerates backwards.
Our “one beer an hour” rule of thumb is based on drinking a bottle of Bud. Now that more people are drinking pints of stronger craft brews, how do we adjust this rule of thumb?
Here are this week’s top comments on Big Think content from across the Web.
Not everyone sees color the way you do. There are a suite of tools available to help graphic designers work more inclusively.
Wingland? Flemingia? The indignity of colonisation includes the imposed ignorance of the coloniser
You might think that it should be all black, but then how would we see it? “It is conceptually interesting, if not astrophysically very important, to calculate the precise apparent shape […]
An accidental discovery may lead to a vaccine-like treatment for depression and PTSD.
Here’s how a discovery by a plucky band of sky-watchers changed science.
A study suggests people act aggressively on their prejudices when they have plausible deniability.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Architecture critic Sarah W. Goldhagen on how the built environment shapes our minds and cultures.
‘Trump supporter’ is not a synonym for moron. Philosophy professor Daniel Bonevac is a reminder that understanding your opposites, not dismissing them, is the way forward.
The world’s first malaria vaccine will be released in Ghana, Keyna, and Malawi in 2018. While malaria was eradicated in the US by 1951, it still kills over 400,000 people worldwide each year. Will this vaccine help eradicate malaria?
Sometimes, designing a careful experiment and measuring absolutely no effect can be the most important result of all. “It appears, from all that precedes, reasonably certain that if there be any […]
Alain De Botton talks about the danger of succumbing to “status anxiety” that leaves you caring too much how others judge your value.
Wanting there to be something beyond the standard model may be influencing what we actually investigate. “In recent years several new particles have been discovered which are currently assumed to […]
Netflix’s new teen suicide drama has parents and many mental-health experts terrified.
Britain hasn’t brexited yet, but the EU has already scrapped it from its map
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It’s tempting to add the spins of the quarks together, but that’s not what the experiments agree with! “We must regard it rather as an accident that the Earth (and presumably […]
A new extension suggests that you follow people you don’t agree with. Will this help pop your bubble?
Scientists successfully test an ingenious system for growing premature fetuses.
The biological process they go through is similar to how yeast turns sugar into alcohol.
A new study says some TV viewers are more moral than others. What kind of viewer are you?
Scientists find a surprising way to biodegrade plastic at an impressively fast rate.
How humanity discovered where our elements come from. This article was written by physicist Paul Halpern of the University of the Sciences in Pennsylvania. Paul is author of the new book […]
A Silicon Valley investor is spending millions on a publicity campaign aimed specifically at Elon Musk.
Former President Obama returned to public life today, indicating some topics he’ll focus on during his post-presidency.
Research on five million runners shows that working out with a friend pushes you harder and longer.