Researchers predict the benefits of driverless taxis on the roads and the environment, and the outlook is good.
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Researchers show how the pace of aging varies from person to person, and how chronological age is irrelevant when treating diseases—it’s biological age we should be concentrating on.
Philosophy professor and Buddhist scholar Evan Thompson discusses the concepts behind his latest book, Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy.
If you want a vivid barometer for the health status of worldwide marine ecosystems, look no further than the global seabird population. Unfortunately, new research estimates that the global seabird population has dropped 70 percent since the 1950s. That’s not good.
That dizziness you reportedly feel after watching a 3D film may be all in your head.
The coming decade will see an emergence of new innovations that will keep drunk drivers off the road without the inconvenience of existing breathalyzer technology.
Researchers attempt to find out what triggers loneliness in the brain.
Researchers report recent outbreaks of preventable diseases have helped prove the benefits of vaccines and sway skeptical parents.
“Print this map. Get off the internet. Take to the streets.”
Researchers have found young women are less likely to use contraception.
Saw “Solar System Questions” by xkcd? Here’s what science thinks it knows. “Put two ships in the open sea, without wind or tide, and, at last, they will come together. […]
You’ll consume about 200 more calories than you would cooking a meal at home.
Study underlines the importance of relying on the right foods to get our sustenance — not pills.
A recent study makes a compelling new case for why we shouldn’t take drugs like Adderall precisely because they help us to succeed at things we otherwise wouldn’t.
Does the claim made by the leader of the €1 Billion Human Brain Project stand a chance of coming to fruition?
Dermatologists are taking advantage of smartphone technology to offer data-driven, personalized skincare recommendations.
Find out where the high points of your day are and save the busy work for when you hit your midday slump.
Emotional training may not stop repeat offenders, but it may help reduce the severity of their aggression.
The children of overbearing parents are less likely to develop essential life skills and are more likely to be medicated for depression or anxiety in college.
Because the technology is new, equipping a car with autonomous technology costs about $150,000 (the zero-emission fuel system comes standard).
Sensory Percussions reinvigorates music by giving drummers the ability to control electronic samples, synths, and audio effects with the artistry they have developed by playing their own acoustic drum kits.
Public apprehension about the health effects of mercury FAR exceeds the actual danger. Why, and what are the health impacts of that fear!?
Researchers have developed computer software that can diagnose clinical depression by noticing how people behave during psychiatric interviews.
Bill Nye said the Rosetta mission would lead to amazing discoveries we hadn’t yet even thought of. He might have been more right than he imagined.
Who will care for you in old age? Given dramatically lower fertility rates and population aging, combined with the high cost of caregiving, the future of eldercare and senior housing may be in for a big change. Can you imagine a future where robots provide care to older adults? Whether you think it cool, or creepy, the future may begin on July 17th when the Henn-na Hotel in Japan opens with a mostly robotic staff — is senior housing next?
There is no clearer teaching example of the emotional nature of the way we perceive risk than the annual Summer of the Shark feeding frenzy of fear in the media when a few shark attacks grab the headlines.
Each day, each of us faces 500 billion opportunities for genetic civil war to break out. Thankfully we’ve also evolved good ways to police and suppress these rogue parts, their mutinous mutations, and their declarations of independence.
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
Every year in Japan, a giant penis festival is held, while in America, Chrissy Teigen’s nipple is banned. When will we get over our sexual Puritanism?
The Middle Eastern pan-Arab military organization has found its way into the hearts and minds of Westerners searching for a cause.