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We may use superlatives all the time, but that’s no substitute for quantifying just how bad, big, or important something is. This article was written by Kimberly Arcand and Megan […]
The truth is out there. But it may be subjective.
135,355 people in eighteen countries can’t be wrong.
We compiled a list of seven of the greatest public speakers of all time, people who forever changed the course of history with their words.
Millennials, aka the generation of workers born between 1980 and 2000, are a bit different from previous generations. This is the first generation to grow up with the internet, Google, […]
Science communication is about more than just “stating facts.” A lot more. “Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.” –Neil deGrasse […]
Polygamy has been denounced by the Mormon church for more than 100 years. So why does the stereotype persist?
It’s incredibly simple and straightforward, and the science doesn’t lie. (And yes, global warming played a role!) “The hurricane flooded me out of a lot of memorabilia, but it can’t flood […]
It could add $83 billion to the U.S. economy in 10 years—and that’s a very conservative estimate.
Every star dies, but not every would-be star really lives. “The origin and evolution of life are connected in the most intimate way with the origin and evolution of the stars.” […]
A US-based company is genetically creating proteins similar to bovine collagen to make leather from living cells without the need of animals.
Researchers for the U.S. military are studying salamanders and other animals to discover how they can regrow lost body parts.
Another week, another chance to stick our comment-boots on and wade out deep into the Big Think Facebook page to cherry pick our favorites for the week.
Turns out, organisms may be using quantum mechanics to gain evolutionary advantages.
A state-run Chinese space company announced plans for supersonic “flying” trains.
Scientists are calling the results of such fortifications “bionicomposites.”
Many sci-fi technologies will remain in the realm of fiction unless physics changes. But some experiments could uncover just that! “Imagination makes us aware of limitless possibilities. How many of us […]
This could end the days of suffering through cancer treatment.
Advancements in creating artificial meat raise questions.
Earthquake? Nuclear explosion? Fission or fusion? We know, even if world leaders lie. “North Korea has taught a great lesson to all the countries in the world, especially the rogue countries […]
Hans Monderman believed that societies could make roads safer by making drivers more uncertain, and therefore alert.
We’re talking Ghost in the Shell type of stuff.
A new study offers a theory of how the Universe was filled with visible light, up to a billion years after the Big Bang.
What do you make of the image above? Day Glow slippers under a black light? Colorful sleeping bags for a trio of Minions? March of the Radioactive Penguins? Of course, it’s none of the above.
Getting promoted to manager is a huge change for many employees—regardless of the industry they work in. All of a sudden, promoted managers have new roles and responsibilities to fill; […]
Astrophysicists turn Saturn’s moons and rings into music.
Cartesian vortices are *so* 17-th century.
Scientists have developed an algorithm that reliably detects the signs of Alzheimer’s dementia before its onset.