The first human colonies might not be on the surface of Mars, but amidst the clouds of Venus. “I remember as a kid having a balloon and accidentally letting the […]
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Researchers have developed a green solution to help clean up oil spills.
For women, disgust dampens sexual arousal more than any other emotion, even more than fear.
Researchers believe 10 minutes with this online game is enough to enact behavioral change in eating habits.
Mathematicians believe Americans are letting their anxieties over math get the better of them.
Rear monitors on trucks, showing live footage of the road ahead, could significantly reduce overtaking mistakes.
A scarcity of crucial resources like water and air, and the high stakes of even temporarily running out, suggest that any Martian government would function as a military dictatorship.
Discovering the face of Earth’s sister planet, Venus, beneath its cloudy veil. “Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges for a science […]
Great individuals will sometimes behave badly because they can.
Cherry juice might be the post-marathon remedy to help reduce chances of inflammation days after the big race.
Bike shares shown to increase property values up to 2.7 percent.
Researchers have developed a way to print circuits on textiles, creating new opportunities for the next generation of wearables.
Researchers find a technique to help encourage self-critical people to accept their successes and build confidence.
Is it like that Corn God myth? Do you devour them?
From novice to mastery, one frame at a time. “Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and […]
Researchers find the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease may manifest substantially earlier than previously thought.
Don’t let their adorable faces fool you. They are killing machines.
We surprise the world’s brightest minds with ideas they’re totally unprepared to discuss. This week on Big Think’s podcast, we’re joined by the legendary musician and spoken word artist Henry Rollins.
It would be like exposing them to smallpox.
With angry tribal polarizing language, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia challenges the very right of the Supreme Court to judge cases that require interpretation of Constitutional Law.
Growing older and accepting death can make you value your life or cause you to scream and run the entire time.
Many believe that evolution plays only ruthless “red in tooth and claw” games. But that view tends to ignore that nature is teeming with unseen or underappreciated teamwork.
Is it possible that our problems indicate a flaw in the theory of gravity? “I soon became convinced… that all the theorizing would be empty brain exercise and therefore a […]
“How are you?” It’s a question we ask each other every day, almost reflexively, and we rarely pause to think when responding: “Fine, thanks. You?” Of course, these frequent exchanges are […]
Add static electricity to the long list of things we thought we understood, but didn’t. “Electricity can be dangerous. My nephew tried to stick a penny into a plug. Whoever […]
Virtual reality company Fove doesn’t just want to manufacture a VR headset; it wants to make one with eye-tracking technology.
The National Center for PTSD estimates that between 13 to 35 percent of teens are using cutting, scratching, and pinching skin as a way to cope with the emotional stress of their daily lives.
We’ve lived for so long having to live with and accept our email blunders. Who of us will choose to take back control, and enable the undo button? Not me.
Artists aren’t easy people to be around sometimes. Genius and jerk often walk hand in hand. They may suffer for their art, but those who support them often become collateral damage in the quest for immortality. Making a biopic of any artist and balancing the good with the bad seems an almost impossible task. Making a biopic of Pablo Picasso, a classic case study of the genius-as-jerk, that praises the painting while honestly assessing the collateral damage to women has never satisfactorily been filmed. But where cinema fails, maybe the cinematic graphic novel can succeed. The graphic novel Pablo, written by Julie Birmant and illustrated by Clément Oubrerie, is the best “film” ever made about one of the founding fathers of modern art — a portrait of intertwined genius and jerk that never loses sight of either side.
Journaling can help you see progress and where progress needs to be made.