Text messages may replace the old adage about an apple a day. A recent study has found that doctors sending texts to patients, increase the chance they’ll remember to take their medication.
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Avocados may be in short supply come spring, causing prices to skyrocket and industries to import avocados from elsewhere. But consider where your food is coming from, and what lengths farmers are going to, to get it into your guacamole.
As a country, we find ourselves promoting marriage as an unequivocal social good yet failing to provide to the conditions under which marriage can thrive.
From cloudy nights to clear, and even during the day, this beautiful bedding brings the beauty of the Universe to you! “The probability of success is difficult to estimate; but […]
In case you missed it from earlier this week, retired NBA Commissioner David Stern visited Big Think to discuss the NBA’s legacy of diversity.
In case you missed it from earlier this week, retired U.S. Congressman Barney Frank recently visited Big Think to discuss the rhetorical power of humor.
Businessman Tony Elumelu, one of the major champions of Africapitalism, has committed $100 million to creating 10,000 new African entrepreneurs by 2025.
Adjust professors are always being asked to teach classes on subjects they’re not experts in. If you’re one of them, consider a peer-driven learning model that allows you to learn alongside your students.
According to President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the reason his nation recovered so swiftly from the financial crisis is because the democratic will of the people was prioritized over the financial interests of the markets.
Created during the 1980s to serve as a bridge between PG and R, the MPAA’s PG-13 rating has become a joke, says film critic Chris Klimek. He argues that shooting for a PG-13 rating promotes artistic conservatism and draconian content standards.
Word of wisdom from the famed British conductor: “A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.”
We’re a sitting culture. We sit in cars, at work, in theaters and waiting rooms. Our sedentary lives are making us unhealthy and irritable. If you can’t dedicate yourself to a robust fitness plan, the least you can do is try standing more.
Office Christmas parties mean free booze and food, but for managers there’s a danger of having to reprimand a rambunctious employee. Set an example before the party, and communicate your expectations.
It’s hard enough to measure here on Earth, so how do we measure magnetism for our Sun, the stars and even distant galaxies? “Nothing is too wonderful to be true, […]
The Orion spacecraft has splashed down off the coast of Baja California after a successful test flight. NASA hopes to use Orion to send astronauts to the moon and Mars within 25 years.
After a recent Intelligence Squared U.S. debate the audience turns in their votes as ‘for’ GMOs. But some scientists, like Bill Nye, still aren’t convinced.
Obesity is one the rise, and telling people to just eat less isn’t enough to stop it. One study thinks it has found a way to curb men’s appetites by simply changing the lighting in the room.
A five-day downpour is a huge blessing for parched Californians suffering through a monumental drought, but experts warn not to get hopes too high any time soon. This is merely a drop in the bucket compared to what would be needed to reverse a 3-year drying trend.
While a funny presence of Twitter may make you stand out from the rest of the e-static, eliciting chuckles alone is not going to build the brand loyalty your product needs to thrive.
Worried about falling into a habit of prioritizing work over family? Sometimes what you need is an ally to hold your leash and make sure you don’t stray away from moments you won’t want to miss.
With the second non-indictment of a white police officer who killed an unarmed black man in two weeks, the chant “no justice, no peace” continues to ring out in protests around the country. What does that phrase really mean — and how has it been used historically, in protest movements both peaceful and otherwise?
“To waste, to destroy our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase its usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed.”
And how we’re about to take the amazing scientific leap from “we think” to “we know” when it comes to its history. “Mars once was wet and fertile. It’s now […]
For most of human history, it’s been recognized that we tend to follow the path of least resistance. We go to comical lengths to avoid work of even the most trivial sort.
No less than 40 percent of us hold the belief that God created the world 10,000 years ago, according to three decades of Gallup surveys. But another survey seeks to delve deeper into Americans’ beliefs, and has found, when pressed, our certainty waivers.
Factors such as a weak or stubborn CEO can be a major red flag for investors and prognosticators searching for the next big thing.
Ridicule, says Frank, was one of his greatest weapons in Congress. The retired Massachusetts congressman shares how humor can help win friends and arguments.
Technology and the law have a bit of catching up to do. As fitness wearables begin being integrated into medical offices, more Americans and consumer advocates are becoming concerned over the privacy of their information.
NASA’s Orion test flight is scheduled for this morning. The launch is a giant first step (you could say “a giant leap”) toward an eventual mission to Mars.
The acclaimed self-help expert recently visited Big Think to discuss his new book and share stories about what wealth and generosity mean to him.