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The Stories They Tell celebrates “September 12th thinking” at its best—a generosity of the spirit, a heroism within us all, and a strength to continue moving forward despite the terrible knowledge that the anarchy and insanity that spawned the attacks exists in our world.

TruTag Technologies’ edible, silica-based microtags contain a wealth of specific data and can be used in both pharmaceuticals and food.

Today’s (Sept. 10) removal of Hewlett-Packard from the Dow Jones Industrial Index demonstrates how quickly advances in technology are speeding up companies’ rise and fall.

An hour ago, the Associated Press is reporting, Syria agreed to dismantle its chemical weapons program to avert a U.S. strike.  Here is the tweet: This may solve the international […]

As the cloud continues to absorb more and more information, some futurists are wondering about what extreme cold storage could look like.

No matter what industry you’re in, chances are you have a few products or services in your line that are commodities. From food and beverage items to household products to […]

Daniel Dennett, one of the best-known living philosophers and a professor at Tufts University, feels it’s time to unmask the philosopher’s art and make thought experimentation accessible to a wider audience. 

We are living through a huge evolution in our understanding of habits. 

SpaceShipTwo’s second rocket powered test flight reached supersonic speeds of over 1,000 mph.

When I touch my finger to my nose I actually don’t want the signal from my nose to go too fast. 

So you might think I’m excessively anti-technological.  That’s not true at all.  I do think that liberal education should be a counterweight to all our technological obsessions.  That means its […]

Being principled gives us the strength to do the right thing, the connecting thing, to enlist others in our endeavors even when it’s inconvenient, unpopular, dangerous and seemingly unprofitable in the short term.

Join the Praxis live-blog of President Obama’s address tonight at 9:01pm, when he will face one of the most challenging tasks of his presidency. The three main audiences he needs to keep in mind— members of Congress, the American public and the Syrian regime—all need to hear a somewhat different message. Yet he must be resolute and clear. 

Documents retrieved from the Edward Snowden archive reveal that in addition to all the other spy tricks it can do, the agency can collect data from most smartphones, including the famously “surveillance-proof” Blackberry.

A bill approved by the state Senate will replace those familiar metal plates with screens that can send, receive, and display data. Naturally, privacy advocates are concerned.

Contrary to what some may think, the herb popularly known as “ganja” is illegal, yet it manages to attract tourists from all over the world. A group of advocates says the country should turn that to its advantage.

Could the international imbroglio surrounding Syria be solved so simply?

If the United States bombs Syria, whatever else happens, the international norm to respect the processes of international institutions and conventions will be dealt a serious blow.

Announced by the city’s mayor a week after a four-year-old boy was mauled to death, the measure proposes euthanizing all strays…even the healthy ones.

It’s much safer to be able to be a child and to be a mom.

One of the most interesting ways to get into the minds of scientists is to look at their tattoos.

Trade and cultural relations between the two ancient nations are increasing as one seeks to emerge from years of economic crisis while the other continues to stretch its new economic muscle.

The solution is from time to time to hire people you don’t think would work out.

Culture wants masculinity to be absolutely separate from femininity and heterosexuality to be absolutely separate from homosexuality.

I was just fascinated watching these guys doing coding during the day and scraping peyote off cactuses at night and going to raves until morning.

At least one in ten stars are orbited by an Earth-sized planet, according to data taken by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft. 

Guest post by Jill Janes.  I believe that searching for one’s identity is human nature.  Though many recall periods of soul searching and identity crisis in adolescence, I think that […]

Voters participating in Australian elections this weekend filled a number of seats with candidates from several single-issue organizations, including the Sports Party and the Motoring Enthusiast Party.

As Penn Jillettesaid right here on BigThink.com, “Reading the Bible (or the Koran, or the Torah) will make you an atheist.” Of course, just reading the Bible itself—all 66 canonical […]

Scientists learned that the leopards share their habitat with a large number of monasteries, which use their influence to limit poaching.