Two years from now, Americans will be two months away from inaugurating a new president. Who will it be? A bunch of Republican and Democratic names (no, Hillary’s isn’t the […]
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With a $20,000 check and instructions to bring back “some good paintings” from friend and financier Dr. Albert C. Barnes, American artist William Glackens set off for Paris in 1912 with carte blanche to buy the very best modern art he could find. Long a champion and connoisseur of European and American modernism, Glackens sent back to Barnes 33 works by now-renowned artists such as Paul Cézanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent Van Gogh that helped shape the collection that eventually became The Barnes Foundation.
The unexpected downturn in prices has many Americans flocking back to gas guzzling trucks and SUVs, setting back the trend of more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles.
Presidents should act more like Kings and Queens if our democracies are to avoid becoming mediocre, argues British Lord Robert Skidelsky.
Happiness researchers have confirmed the existence of the midlife crisis beyond popular myth, and they have developed theories for why our contentment with life follows a “U-curve”.
We’ve learned more about comets than ever before thanks to it. But we would’ve learned a lot more, if not for one unfounded fear. “Every dreamer knows that it is […]
The day Marty McFly and Doc Brown visit 2015 is upon us! Unfortunately, things today aren’t exactly as the film envisioned.
Who we are in our essence has a great deal to do with how people identify us in our everyday lives.
“Truth has never been, can never be, contained in any one creed or system.”
Looking down at your phone to read text messages puts a stress on your neck equivalent to tying a 60-pound bowling ball around your head, says Kenneth Hansraj, a New York back surgeon.
Researchers at Columbia University have found that when stock traders come from different ethnic backgrounds, they are less likely to inflate the value of the financial products they are trading.
Researchers have found that when women stop taking oral contraception, their satisfaction with their relationship changes, including how attractive they find their partner.
Maintaining a low-calorie diet may help you age more slowly, delaying the unsavory aspects of aging like dementia and Alzheimer’s.
A new study demonstrates how headlines can alter how you perceive the content of news articles.
Terms of Service and end-user license agreements are difficult to read if not for the legal jargon then for the way they’re typed up. Web companies shouldn’t make it a chore to read these contracts before you click “Agree.” But it’s your job to demand them.
“My passion is actually for people. So the exploration into different musics of different times has to do with trying to figure out who these people are, what this music represents and what context do we want to give it and what does it mean to us right now.”
Bad decisions can be avoided if you just take 12 minutes to be mindful of your thoughts. It may help you to control your impulses to pick up that piece of cake.
Urban legends about the dangers of microwave ovens are not grounded in facts. Not only is it a safe way to cook food, there are some dishes that are healthier when heated in a microwave oven.
The more you kiss you partner the more identical your mouth bacteria becomes. French kissing for 10 seconds will get the best results, according to a recent study.
With an unforgettable “blue fog” caused by the galaxy itself that makes it stand out among all the others. “Derive happiness in oneself from a good day’s work, from illuminating […]
Sleep as we know it has changed over the past few centuries thanks to the invention of the light bulb. The 8-hour sleep cycle may conflict with your body’s natural rhythms.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the world wide web 25 years ago, spoke this weekend about the need for more MPs who know how to code.
The momentousness of certain situations can undo us.
Arrests were made on both sides this weekend as protesters challenged the racial insensitivity of a traditional Dutch Christmas festival featuring the character “Black Pete”.
In this day and age, we and our gadgets are limited by the archaic ways we store our power. Tech guru Brad Templeton explains that a breakthrough in battery technology would spark an exciting wave of innovation and enable the future of computing to be realized.
Filmmaker Sanjay Rawal discusses Food Chains, his new documentary investigating the plight of a group of farm workers in Southern Florida who have fought for fair food standards.
A.J. Edwards is the director of the new film The Better Angels, which highlights the formative years of Abraham Lincoln. In this Big Think interview, Edwards explains his decision to shoot the film in black and white.
Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo and one of the inventors of CAPTCHA, explains how reCAPTCHA harnesses the abilities of both humans and computers in order to accomplish tasks such as the digitization of old books.
“I like to say, the universe doesn’t care about our common sense. We have to force our ideas to conform to the evidence of reality rather than the other way around. And if reality seems strange, that’s okay.”
-Theoretical Physicist Lawrence Krauss, from his Big Think interview
Extremely concentrated wealth is bad for the people who possess it, sapping them of nobility, dignity, and charity.