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.
One bill hopes to repeal the crime of selling sex and expand social services; the other would legalize the entire sex trade.
The organisms were anchored to a boulder 900 meters beneath the ice, living a cold, dark existence miles away from the open ocean.
Introducing the Deep Space Food Challenge.
The study found that people who spoke the same language tended to be more closely related despite living far apart.
In a joint briefing at the 101st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, NASA and NOAA revealed 2020's scorching climate data.
New research suggests you can't fake your emotional state to improve your work life — you have to feel it.
Want to tell someone's future in the US? You don't need a crystal ball, just their zip code.
Research from MIT's School Effectiveness & Inequality Initiative found making college more affordable cut dropout rates and boosted degree attainment.
After the unrelenting negativity of 2020, we may need a refresher on the benefits of a positive affect.
Google's "Year in Search 2020" results reveal a year when "why" was searched more than ever.
A new study found that personality growth in young adults predicted career benefits such as income, degree attainment, and job satisfaction.
Singapore has approved the sale of a lab-grown meat product in an effort to secure its food supplies against disease and climate change.
The COVID-19 pandemic is making health disparities in the United States crystal clear. It is a clarion call for health care systems to double their efforts in vulnerable communities.
Experts plead with Americans to keep gatherings limited this Thanksgiving, while families devise new ways to celebrate the holidays.
A recent NIHR report found that students with previously low connectedness scores saw improvement in well-being and eased anxiety.
What qualifies someone for the top position in American government?
A new survey found that 27 percent of millennials are saving more money due to the pandemic, but most can't stay within their budgets.
A new survey also found that women executives believe imposter syndrome to be common among women in corporate America.
Grandfathers, take heart. You'll survive the paradox that's been gunning for you since the 1930s.
Techshot's 3D BioFabrication Facility successfully printed human heart tissue aboard the International Space Station.
The U.S., China, and Russia are in a "vaccine race" that treats a global challenge like a winner-take-all game.
The Labour Economics study suggests two potential reasons for the increase: corruption and increased capacity.
The survey, performed by Morning Consult and commissioned by Amazon, found a majority of those job seekers want to move into new industries to stay relevant.
The images were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and show how prolific coronavirus can become in a mere four days.
Estonia has combined a belief in learning with equal-access technology to create one of world's best education systems.
The CDC's latest youth risk survey houses some scary numbers but shows that evidence-based sex education is working.
New research shows that neurons in autistic brains begin to developmentally diverge in early prenatal stages.
A new study shows that naming conventions will change how infants represent objects in their memories.
Pandemic rumors and information overload make separating fact from fancy difficult, putting people's health and lives at risk.
Parental anxieties stem from the complex relationship between technology, child development, and the internet's trove of unseemly content.