Politics & Current Affairs — October 11, 2011

Dartmouth Republican Presidential Debate Pre-Show, Moderated by Morton Kondracke, to Stream LIVE on Big Think at 5pm EST

Tonight’s Republican Presidential Debate at Dartmouth College will feature a pre-debate panel discussion, exclusively co-sponsored by Big Think and Dartmouth College. This discussion will stream LIVE on Peter Lawler’s Rightly Understood blog at 5pm EST tonight.

Tune in to watch the show LIVE right here.

Starts With A Bang

There must be a singularity at each black hole’s center

We’ll never be able to extract any information about what’s inside a black hole’s event horizon. Here’s why a singularity is inevitable.

Neuropsych

3 of the strangest and most puzzling social phobias

Terrified of blushing? You might have erythrophobia.

The Future

Making computer chips act more like brain cells

Flexible organic circuits might someday hook right into your head.

13.8

How long until all life on Earth dies?

We have less time than you might think.

Neuropsych

Bilingual people who know a different alphabet have unique brains

Bilingualism confers various mental health and social benefits. Perhaps knowing a second alphabet confers even more.

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