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Just don’t expect the apocalypse to look like it does in the movies.

Successful romantic relationships require desire, but that desire doesn’t have to be sexual.

Personality is not set in stone. If you don’t like some aspect of it, you can work to change it — “fake it till you make it.”

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.

How we handle grief largely depends on our worldview. Here is how three famous philosophers handled the certainty of grief and despair.

Many of the furniture giant’s products are named after Swedish locations. Not everyone is happy about that.

Journey to the West is rightly considered one of the most influential novels ever written, but the real reason for its success may be its charismatic poster-boy: The Monkey King.

The first personality tests revolved around assessing people’s reactions to ambiguous and often unsettling images. Today, the gold standard is a barrage of questions.

The most important events in history have nothing to do with politics or wars.

Hindsight is 20/20, particularly when you have had 20 years to think about what happened.

A study from Carnegie Mellon University tracks the travels of tarantulas since the Cretaceous period.

Firsthand accounts of what it’s really like to go to and come back from space.

Words of wisdom from H.P. Lovecraft, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dr. Temple Grandin, Hannah Gadsby and more.

Through self-tracking and self-experimentation, we can greatly improve our cognitive capacity.

Esoteric evidence points to a ritual performed by Queen Elizabeth’s court magician John Dee.

Get the answer from two physicists who study black holes (albeit from a safe distance).

Certain colors are globally linked to certain feelings, the study reveals.

Playing it safe and always taking the easy road can be obstacles to happiness, says professional adventurer Erling Kagge.

Happy reading!

Alexandre Dumas’ famous anecdote about Fake News in the 1800s has a surprising twist.

Psychedelics are going mainstream. Here’s your reading list.

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

Why we need sacred places.

Evolutionary success is not about the number of one’s children, but one’s grandchildren: the children need to survive and pass on their genes.

Is indulging in erotic content good or bad for your sex life?

A curated list of must-watch films from Big Think readers.

A tourist generally has an eye for the things that have become almost invisible to the resident.

The few seconds of nuclear explosion opening shots in Godzilla alone required more than 6.5 times the entire budget of the monster movie they ended up in.

Your health and the health of the planet are not indistinguishable.

Just how close are we to setting up camp on another planet? It’s complicated.