What just passed through the House of Representatives? Will it help relieve the century-long constipation that has plagued American health care reform? In a conversation with Big Think today, Yale […]
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Knowing full well that I tee myself up for easy, Whitney-Houston-themed ridicule, I’m here to say that the children are our future, and that childhood in the Gaza Strip — […]
Because government troops in Guinea massacred civilian protesters at about the same time as I started blogging for Big Think, I’ve committed myself to using this space to track events […]
One word haunts Seymour Hersh’s new investigative piece about the potentially shaky security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal: “mutiny.” As Hersh writes, “the Taliban overrunning Islamabad is not the only, or […]
Like any mere bystander, I’m always at risk of getting etherized by the abstractions of war. So there was something compelling and arresting about hearing writer Mark Danner detail the […]
The passing of Obama’s healthcare bill has dismayed abortion-rights groups due to the anti-abortion amendments that have been made.
A French van driver suspected of making off with €11.6m in cash has become an internet star.
Internet viruses are known for being pretty sinister – but what if they could make you an unsuspecting collector of kiddie porn?
Interactive TV could be on the verge of allowing viewers to take part in the on-screen action.
Flooding and mudslides in El Salvador have killed 124 people and dozens of others are missing after three days of rain.
On this day 20 years ago the wall dividing East and West Berlin was toppled heralding an end to the cold war and the division of Germany.
The man suspected of killing 13 at America’s Fort Hood military base had told colleagues that infidels “should have their throats cut”.
Shocking images of a 12-storey building lying flat on the ground in China have led to safety fears and a literal real estate crash caused by overcapacity building.
Another victory for Obama’s healthcare campaign as the House narrowly endorses the reform bill.
The boss of banking giant Goldman Sachs has caused worldwide smirks by claiming banks do “God’s work”.
Shaking hands with Cornel West, it’s difficult to imagine that this is a man filled with rage. As the prominent “bluesman” put it in his Big Think interview, the key […]
Bisphenol A—generally known as BPA—is an organic compound used in the manufacture of plastics. It’s also what’s known as an endocrine disruptor. Because it’s chemically similar to our own hormones, […]
In a special election Tuesday, Democrat Bill Owens won a seat in upstate New York that the Republicans had controlled since 1872. And if the Republican party had been able […]
Sometimes the best insights into the human mind can be found by poking about in odd places. This week Psychology professor and “Snoop” author Sam Gosling revisited Big Think to […]
Recreational intercourse isn’t anything new. But wouldn’t you think that today’s women are more in touch with their wants and desires in the bedroom? Gender expert Elizabeth Debold begs to […]
The top United Nations authority on climate change said that a binding treaty aimed at reducing the world’s carbon emissions is no longer a possible outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference.
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator was shut down after a bird dropped some bread in it.
An evangelical Christian who teaches kindergarten has refused to give her fingerprints on religious grounds, saying that fingerprinting is the “mark of the beast.”
The use of shamans, spiritual priests said to have a direct link to dead spirits, is making a comeback in Mongolia.
Fourteen people have been charged with illegally purchasing 77m cigarettes.
President Obama tells tribal leaders that he knows what it is to be ignored and forgotten.
Republican Michael Steele warns moderate Republicans that intra-party fighting “is the first way to screw yourself.”
A production of Hamlet starring Jude Law is a commercial success after recouping its $2.5m costs in less than three months.
Penelope Trunk explains why she updated her Twitter feed with the news that she was having a miscarriage.
Senator Charles Schumer has criticized plans to government fund a Texas wind farm project because it will create jobs overseas.