Throughout the world, higher incomes translate into less religiosity, and vice versa. But that rule does not apply to the Americans, nor to the Chinese.
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Nick Lane believes he can explain the “black hole” at the heart of biology. And in the process predict traits that even alien life will have. Here are some amazing facts from biology.
A complete refusal to accept basic facts has made a religion of our gun obsession.
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The implications of this new research could eventually extend to giving the mute the ability to speak.
He formed social learning theory. He made self-efficacy a game-changing concept. And he really did a number on Bobo the Clown. Albert Bandura is the Keith Moon of psychology.
The snake oil salesmanship that is Lumosity.
General Motors is the latest major car company to make a large investment in ridesharing.
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The ability to delay gratification is vital for a successful life, and research suggests it is a skill that can be cultivated.
Out with the old, in with the new.
The battle over gun control is really about fear.
We have a relationship with the Internet that influences and, in some cases, drives our behaviors. Some would call it an addiction.
From cities across the world, fireworks were the spectacular sight. But near the poles, nature was the star of the show. “You cannot rob me of free nature’s grace,You cannot […]
An innovative wooden toy teaches children the basics of programming without the need for literacy or screen devices.
It’s not as black and white, left brain/right brain as the theories of yore.
Scientists confirmed the discovery of four new elements.
If you’re the kind of person who chronically abandons New Year’s resolutions, try “temptation bundling” in 2016.
A couple Big Think experts take the anxiety out of eating by dishing some digestible advice.
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The immersive nature of virtual reality is worrying. We need to fully understand the path we’re headed down as new technologies are seemingly recreating our physical, kinetic lives.
What we can see extends for 46.1 billion light years in all directions today. So how big was it at birth? “They say it all started out with a big bang. […]
From the Milky Way’s perspective, there are hundreds of galaxies visible with even a small telescope. But from this galaxy’s location? Zero. “If the expansion of the space of the […]
Many who make New Year’s resolutions of the “less vice, more virtue” variety might benefit from some background on the history and logic of certain skills that flourishing depends on.
Alan Watts recognized that money was only an abstract idea compared to actual wealth. Will we ever learn the same?
A discovery that never would have happened with robots instead of humans. “It’s like trying to describe what you feel when you’re standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon or […]
Don’t know Ellsworth Kelly or his art? Now’s your chance — he’s dead.