The beauty of this magical medicine called silence is that it is available to all of us, even in cities, if only we care to listen.

The mediocrity principle is often used to make claims about the abundance of life across the universe, but these claims are likely unfounded.

Ultrarunning is a celebration of living and a rehearsal of dying all rolled up in a single intense experience.

The Copernican principle states that Earth is an ordinary planet, but that does not mean that life is ordinary in the universe.

The upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope is the event of a lifetime.

This short story is a fictional account of two very real people — Anaximander and Anaximenes, two ancient Greeks who tried to make sense of the universe.

Albert Einstein and his theory of general relativity continue to amaze us to this day.

What was the universe like one-trillionth of a second after the Big Bang? Science has an answer.

The great theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg passed away on July 23. This is our tribute.

Reality is far stranger than fiction.

Cross-disciplinary cooperation is needed to save civilization.

Quantum theory has weird implications. Trying to explain them just makes things weirder.

Asking science to determine what happened before time began is like asking, "Who were you before you were born?"

Must a religious story be confirmed as a true fact to be effective and inspiring?

Science is an ongoing flirtation with the unknown.

Aliens symbolize the best and worst of humanity. When we dream of aliens, we are pondering our future selves.

Scientists should be cautious when expressing an opinion based on little more than speculation.

A revolution of the mind must occur in order for humanity to succeed on a finite planet.

It is impossible for science to arrive at ultimate truths, but functional truths are good enough.

New data have set the particle physics community abuzz.

Instead of insisting that we remain "free from" government control, we should view taking vaccines and wearing masks as a "freedom to" be a moral citizen who protects the lives of others.

Two new studies examine ways we could engineer human wormhole travel.

Here's what Einstein meant when he spoke of cosmic dice and the "secrets of the Ancient One".

If more people decide to apply pressure through their choices, slowly but surely we would reach climate change herd immunity.

How long should one wait until an idea like string theory, seductive as it may be, is deemed unrealistic?

Surprising as it may seem, we are all very good at denial. Negation, however, is a different phenomena.

Pandemics have historically given way to social revolution. What will the post-COVID revolution be?

Why do we deprive students of the historical and cultural context of science?

Science doesn't exist in a cultural and existential vacuum and its teaching shouldn't either.

Welcome to the 13.8 relaunch, a new Big Think column led by physicists and friends Adam Frank and Marcelo Gleiser.