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A new study shows that anxiety has been rapidly increasing among young adults in the U.S. from 2008 to 2018.
Two anthropologists question the chemical imbalance theory of mental health disorders.
Quantum physics just keeps getting weirder, even as it gets more fascinating. “Is it a wave or is it a particle?” Never has such a simple question had such a […]
Big Think co-founder and CEO Victoria Brown breaks down the process of transitioning from founder to boss in her new book, Digital Goddess.
Google’s Arts & Culture app just added a suite of prehistoric animals and NASA artifacts that are viewable for free with a smartphone.
On the list of animals at risk are several endangered species.
The Big Bang started it all. And then we realized there was more. Of all the questions humanity has ever pondered, perhaps the most profound is, “where did all of this […]
A small proof-of-concept study shows smartphones could help detect drunkenness based on the way you walk.
Restflix has over 20 personalized channels for optimal sleep.
Spending time in green spaces seems to yield many health benefits, most of which researchers are only beginning to understand.
German researchers have just solved the mystery of how these substances work.
The Himalayan Kingdom best known for its concept of “Gross National Happiness.”
The patient’s second infection was asymptomatic, suggesting that subsequent infections may be milder.
The Universe is dark, but the distorted light reveals its presence. When we look at the objects in the Universe, the mass just doesn’t add up. A galaxy that was […]
A new study discovers how blazars shoot out jets of radiation towards Earth.
DNA molecules are highly programmable.
Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic caused colleges to start teaching remotely, students balked at the idea of paying full tuition for online learning. It’s not hard to understand why. […]
By projecting lifetime risk, an alarming new medical study centers the human lives that will be lost due to gun violence and drug addiction in the United States.
Non-partisans are real, and their lack of partisanship has a cognitive element.
The system is basically facial recognition technology, but for cars.
A new study shows that naming conventions will change how infants represent objects in their memories.
One reason to suspect you have COVID-19 may be the order in which the symptoms appear.
Science has been male-biased far too long.
The Baltic nation rolls out an unlikely tourist attraction: 47 weird ice cream flavors.
Researchers figure out the function of mysterious heart structures first described by da Vinci.
It likely isn’t the rare occurrence we once thought it was. In our Solar System, there’s one overwhelming source of mass that all the planets orbit around: our Sun. Each planet […]
Fossils depicting animals in action are very rare.
Why do Black newborns have a relatively high mortality rate in the U.S. — and how does the race of the doctor factor in?
The human body is endlessly fascinating.