Kevin Dickinson
Kevin Dickinson is the Learning Curve columnist at Big Think and Big Think+, which focuses on the intersection between education, psychology, and science. He holds a master’s in English and writing, and his articles have appeared in Agenda, RealClearScience, and the Washington Post. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter @KevinRDickinson.
New fossils reveal first known swimming dinosaur
Non-avian dinosaurs were thought terrestrially bound, but newly unearthed fossils suggest they conquered prehistoric waters, too.
Screen time isn’t hurting kids socially, study finds
Despite being raised in a screen-lit world, today's children make and maintain friendships as well as past generations.
Chemists develop fast-degrading plastic for cleaner oceans
The researchers hope to develop a no-trace plastic to curtail marine pollution and ghost fishing.
Why does coronavirus kill more men than women? Researchers may have found an important clue.
Men take longer to clear COVID-19 from their systems; a male-only coronavirus repository may be why.
How to navigate sexual rejection as a couple
Couples that handle sexual rejection well can improve their relationship, but persistent or hostile patterns of rejection are never healthy.
Stanford scientists engineer a ‘smart toilet’ that checks your health
The smart toilet can analyze urine and stool samples for disease markers and can even recognize an individual user's "analprint".
This chart will tell you how biased your favorite news source is
Ad Fontes Media wants to educate readers on where to find reliable sources of news and lessen the heat from the political flame wars.
The internet’s top 12 coronavirus-related questions, answered
Flattening the curve on panic and disinformation.
Want to help design a moon robot? NASA needs you.
A NASA-sponsored competition asks participants to improve the design of a bucket drum for moon excavation.
How to survive social distancing according to science
Social distancing won't be easy, but science shows us how to make it more manageable.
Will conversion therapy be banned in the U.S.?
The answer depends on how we choose to balance religious freedom, social inclusion, and the search for self-identity.
Can synthetic biology protect us from coronavirus? And the next one?
The National Institutes of Health hopes synthetic biology can engineer vaccines that outperform nature.
‘Waterworld’ was a documentary? Geologists think Earth could have once been 100% ocean
The Hollywood blockbuster may have been right, if only 3.2 billion years off the mark.
People in rural areas more likely to die of preventable causes, according to the CDC
Preventable deaths for all five leading mortality causes are "consistently higher" in rural communities.
5 reasons talking to yourself is good for you
Often seen as stigmatic, talking to yourself is a common habit that can make you a better you.
Red meat causes heart disease. Except when it doesn’t?
One study says reduce red meat consumption; another says enjoy. Which should we believe?
Cancer drugs are the most profitable for Big Pharma
In 2018, cancer drugs earned the pharmaceutical industry $123.8 billion. Soon, they'll be worth billions more.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. We need a new education model.
The job market of tomorrow will require people to develop their technical capacity in tandem with human-only skills.
American families waste a third of the food they purchase
On average, American households dump the equivalent of $1,900 worth of food a year.
7 subjects that should be taught in U.S. schools
These seven subjects don't teach toward the test, but they will help students lead happier, healthier, and smarter lives.
6 reasons dogs truly are man’s best friend
Research suggests dog ownership may improve heart health, decrease depression, and even help you live longer.
How dominatrix psychology can change your understanding of power
The dominatrix profession demands a mastery of human psychology and the ability to command life's many challenges.
7 (more) board games to help kids think big
We catalogue seven more board games to teach children science, problem-solving, and even foster their creativity.
A New Year’s resolution to make a difference: Help others.
Charity and volunteering not only benefit the recipient but help you become happier and healthier in the new year.
World’s oldest forest found in New York state
The 385-million-year-old fossils show that trees evolved modern features millions of years earlier than previously estimated.
Does ‘night mode’ shift your brain out of sleep mode?
A new study suggests that a device's night mode may damage sleep hygiene even more.
Is it possible to have too many trees?
Thinning forests in the Western United States can save billions of gallons of water per year and improve conservation efforts.
Move over, math. The universal language is world music.
A new study finds that societies use the same acoustic features for the same types of songs, suggesting universal cognitive mechanisms underpinning world music.
Millennial income 20% less than boomers at same stage of life
Millennial income did not recover from the Great Recession like older generations', a disparity that can have dire consequences for future generations.
10 video games to help kids think big
We found 10 video games that kids will love (and they'll secretly be learning, too).