The use of shamans, spiritual priests said to have a direct link to dead spirits, is making a comeback in Mongolia.
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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.
The delegations of nearly every African country have walked out of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks after alleging that developed nations are not serious about mitigating the effects of climate change.
While John Irving has come to stand as the American novelist parexcellence, he is not particularly into the novel—in its modern form—nor, for that matter, America. In fact, as he […]
Gabe Zichermann did not move to New York City for the Mexican food. In fact, he schedules layovers in California simply to satisfy his chronic cravings for Mission Street burritos. […]
Writing for an academic journal? If your prose doesn’t sound importantly recondite enough, you could just let this auto-pedant do it for you.
Models of the mind are never “just theories” — ideas about human nature shape the rules and habits that guide daily life. A case in point: If people were purely […]
Monday morning quarterbacks aren’t restricted to sports. The world is full of backseat drivers. And when it comes to how a country is run, there are plenty to choose from. […]
Dr. Katherine Shear, Professor of Psychiatry in Social Work at Columbia University, stopped by Big Think this week to discuss her research on anxiety, panic, and grief disorders. The many […]