Bisphenol A—generally known as BPA—is an organic compound used in the manufacture of plastics. It’s also what’s known as an endocrine disruptor. Because it’s chemically similar to our own hormones, […]
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In a special election Tuesday, Democrat Bill Owens won a seat in upstate New York that the Republicans had controlled since 1872. And if the Republican party had been able […]
Sometimes the best insights into the human mind can be found by poking about in odd places. This week Psychology professor and “Snoop” author Sam Gosling revisited Big Think to […]
Recreational intercourse isn’t anything new. But wouldn’t you think that today’s women are more in touch with their wants and desires in the bedroom? Gender expert Elizabeth Debold begs to […]
The top United Nations authority on climate change said that a binding treaty aimed at reducing the world’s carbon emissions is no longer a possible outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator was shut down after a bird dropped some bread in it.
An evangelical Christian who teaches kindergarten has refused to give her fingerprints on religious grounds, saying that fingerprinting is the “mark of the beast.”
The use of shamans, spiritual priests said to have a direct link to dead spirits, is making a comeback in Mongolia.
Fourteen people have been charged with illegally purchasing 77m cigarettes.
President Obama tells tribal leaders that he knows what it is to be ignored and forgotten.
Republican Michael Steele warns moderate Republicans that intra-party fighting “is the first way to screw yourself.”
A production of Hamlet starring Jude Law is a commercial success after recouping its $2.5m costs in less than three months.
Penelope Trunk explains why she updated her Twitter feed with the news that she was having a miscarriage.
Senator Charles Schumer has criticized plans to government fund a Texas wind farm project because it will create jobs overseas.
Tiny metal particles can cause changes to DNA without crossing the cellular barrier, researchers have found.
On Tuesday—on the anniversary of President Obama’s election—Republicans won significant victories in a handful of off-year elections around the country. In particular, they won both open governor seats. In Virginia, […]
Grammy-award winning singer Carole King has been raising her voice on the radio lately—not in song, this time, but in a plea for the Rocky Mountains. King hails from the […]
What is the most personal work you’ve ever created? That was among the many questions novelist Paul Auster, known for exploring the paradoxes of identity in the New York Trilogy, […]
Thirty years after Iranian extremists stormed the U.S. embassy and held 52 Americans hostage in Iran it is well worth asking: Isn’t it high time we serious consider reconstituting some […]
Thomas Hampson is a large man, with even bigger ideas. He stopped by Big Think to talk about his craft, as well as the current state of classical music. From […]
Women are getting into fights in the battle to combat flu germs on public transport.
A mother has been medicating her autistic son using marijuana as an alternative to sedative drugs and says it has improved his condition.
An estimate from the Congressional Budget Office suggests that the House healthcare bill would garner $167bn in penalties over 10 years.
A law suit has been brought against computer chip giant Intel alleging it dominates the market through dodgy dealing and bribery.
An artist has been recreating masterpieces using rubik’s cubes instead of paint.
An examination of a Proceratosaurus skull suggests the Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur is millions of years older than first thought.
A man reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his family and friends by turning up to his own funeral.
A mother and daughter were made to publicly hold placards admitting theft after stealing from a child on her birthday.
Scientists have discovered that female fiddler crabs trade sex with their male neighbours in exchange for protection from intruders.
Female bears at a zoo in Leipzig have baffled vets by getting collective alopecia.