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What everyone should know about where our matter-and-radiation-filled Universe came from. “I don’t think at this point we have any way of knowing where the laws of physics came from. We […]
Tonight, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson will host a debate about the benefits and pitfalls of the private sector monetizing the many needs of exploring space and beyond. The Isaac Asimov […]
March 20th is the spring equinox, a time when day and night will be nearly equal. NASA provides this cool video on what you need to know about the equinox. […]
“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to […]
Guest post by Kevin Flora (Cross post from kevinflora.com) Okay, so you have evaluated and worked on changing your personal learning network from the first part of this series. You […]
Guest post by Kevin Flora (Cross post from kevinflora.com) The first step in this series consisted of evaluating and possibly changing your personal learning network. Aside from your personal network, […]
Guest post by Kevin Flora (Cross post from kevinflora.com) The beginning to taking your next step in life will start with a personal learning network. Two phrases come to mind […]
The disruptive demographics of an aging society offers a growth opportunity for the senior housing industry. However, technology is also presenting new ways to enable older adults to stay in […]
Every few months you have an explanation for everything amiss in your life, especially pertaining to technology. Mercury in retrograde has became the default explanation of what’s wrong with our […]
The biggest news in science since the Big Bang Theory confirmed that the universe indeed underwent an epoch of rapid expansion. One of the main authors of the inflationary universe […]
NASA released another 3D image. This time it’s of the Apollo 17’s Lunar Rover, parked in the Taurus-Littrow valley of the Moon. NASA explains: The color anaglyph features a detailed […]
This incredible image released by NASA looks as though it’s a galaxy in the shape of the continent of Africa. “The African Galaxy.” It is, in fact, two galaxies that […]
Wikipedia has lost thousands of editors due to a culture of deletionism, anti-expertism, bloated bureaucracy, horrible abuses of power, and its slightly condescending founder (They all work for free because […]
Remember Syria? It’s the war everyone was talking about before the one about to erupt over Crimea invaded our screens. Turkey hasn’t forgotten, though. Syria’s northern neighbour has seen a […]
As Big Think reported yesterday, a “smoking gun” for the Big Bang Theory has been found. NASA today released an image of the exciting evidence that supports that the universe […]
“Every living being is an engine geared to the wheelwork of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by its immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance.” […]
By 2002, Golden Rice was technically ready to go. Animal testing had found no health risks. Syngenta, which had figured out how to insert the Vitamin A-producing gene from carrots […]
“The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.” – Charles Darwin
“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” – Isaac Newton
What’s new at NASA? Here’s a quick video overview of big events and developments from the past week. From a citizen scientist challenge to help track asteroids to news out […]
Today is a historical day in science. One day you may be asked: Where were you when you learned of the Big Bang’s smoking gun? To understand the science of […]
As Big Think reported, Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Cosmos” was trending on Twitter during its Sunday night broadcast. During a photo shoot with, yes, GQ magazine, Tyson claimed that science is […]
A surprising globular cluster found directly opposite to the galactic center! “A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain […]
What researchers are calling “cosmology’s missing link” has been detected, providing a “smoking gun” for the Big Bang Theory. Discovery reports: For the first time, scientists have found direct evidence […]
How an observational signature from Cosmic Inflation could herald the scientific revolution of the century “Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory of a bang at […]
Did you watch “Cosmos” last night? The show was trending on Twitter during its broadcast, which is a good sign that television watchers crave shows that make them smarter. As […]
Unfortunately, this is not what the night sky looks like on a planet many light years away. This image was captured here on Earth. From NASA’s website: What’s happened to […]
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
– Winston Churchill
Big Think interviews Tony Blair at the Global Education and Skills Forum at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.