The Latest from Big Think

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An American Bully dog with a leash in the woods.
When the UK bans the American Bully XL this year, it won't rely on science to identify them.
A black and white photo of two men walking down a path in Papua New Guinea.
Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese recruited native New Guineans to their campaign.
Three men in suits and hats talking to each other, uncovering plot holes.
Want to write a time-travel story? Do so at your own risk.
Two men sit facing each other in a barn with pumpkins behind them; one man holds a pipe, and both appear to be engaged in conversation.
5mins
There are 3 key principles that separate a good conversation from a great one — and they’ll completely change how you communicate.
A group of children engaging in eclipse activities by wearing sunglasses and looking at the sun.
On Saturday, October 14, a solar eclipse crosses North and South America. Here are 4 quick, easy, low-tech activities for everyone to enjoy!
A woman wearing a sleep apnea mask with a bottle of water.
If not treated, the disorder drastically increases one's risk of death.
A man sitting in a leather chair, contemplating psychology.
Recent high-profile instances of fraud in psychology have led some to wonder if there's anything useful about the field at all.
A 3d image of a blue and red sphere.
Seventy-five years after the anomaly's discovery, scientists have finally figured out why sea levels are so much lower here.
Four egyptian sarcophagi with animal heads emitting the smell of ancient Egyptian mummies.
The stench of death is actually fairly pleasant.
A man and a monkey named Ivanov kissing in the ocean.
In an attempt to prove Christianity inferior to communism, a Soviet scientist hoped to play God.
A painting challenging perception with the words 'c'est pas une pipe'.
Defamiliarization is a common tool in the arts. Here we learn how seeing things from a different angle can lead to billion-dollar success.
A man surrounded by clocks in a room.
In a world without clocks, people used common activities in place of time units. How long it took you to go to the toilet mattered.
A post-career world with a desk holding a laptop and hand holding a pen.
In work and life, the rules of success are being redefined.
An ufo flying over a forest.
12mins
There are a few theories as to why we’ve never found other intelligent life in our Universe. Physicist Brian Cox walks us through them.
LL Orionis bow shock nebula
The laws of physics don't prefer matter over antimatter. So how can we be certain that distant stars & galaxies aren't made of antimatter?
A woman with a blue lightning bolt in her face.
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
An artist's rendering of an alien planet and a red star.
Within the next few decades, we may well have hard evidence for the existence of alien life on worlds light-years distant from Earth.
A silhouette of a woman standing in front of a computer screen, showcasing generative AI technology for business.
We used to think, "That email isn’t going to write itself." But now it can, thanks to AI. And there's so much more, from coding to marketing.
Historians have been able to piece together a clear picture of how the average Roman citizen spent their waking hours.
A man in a cowboy hat holding a chicken.
Just 12% of Americans account for half the country's total beef consumption.