What we think of as our average region of the Universe might not be average at all. “No matter what technique you use, you should get the same value for the […]
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A new generation of tabletop physics devices may be the next forefront for breakthrough discoveries.
Scientists release observation data from 1,600 stars in hopes the public can help find planets that orbit stars outside our solar system.
The idea that reality is comprised of atoms and space goes way, way back.
Anxiety can be a force for good, writes Tibetan Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön.
The most elusive naked-eye planet is downright impossible to view for billions of us on Earth. “I long ago abandoned the notion of a life without storms, or a world without […]
A live-blog event of an incredible public lecture by a scientist on the inside of James Webb’s team. “The [James Webb] telescope is basically designed to answer the big questions in […]
A new study says there are two main categories of politically correct people – PC egalitarian and PC authoritarian.
The Middle Ages see a resurgence of interest among the alt-right and some conservative thinkers.
We take for granted how much the Moon does for Earth, but not all of the changes would be bad. “If we get rid of the moon, women, those menstrual cycles […]
As president, Donald Trump is uniquely positioned to bring America back to the Moon.
Neuroscience suggests that we have limited free will, but there is a model of freedom that even neuroscientists support; “free won’t”.
If you think federal funding for science is expensive, wait until you see the cost of not funding it. “For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as […]
If you think that spin-1/2 and spin-1 aren’t that different, the actual science may shock you. “The layman always means, when he says “reality” that he is speaking of something self-evidently […]
Super-recognizers are people with an extraordinary gift for remembering faces, and researchers are trying to find them.
On this week’s episode of Think Again, poet/rapper/novelist Kate Tempest talks passionately about art and the human heart in our “tragic and troubling times”.
Which came first, monogamy or the social contract? Evolutionary psychologists and biologists think the latter.
Don’t believe everything Google tells you. Facebook and Google are taking measures against fake news, but it’s becoming clear that it’s a symptom of a bigger problem.
An affectionate sendoff for popular beloved global-health statistician Hans Rosling.
It’s time to stop thinking of just five human senses, since neuroscience is revealing we have many more.
Female political aides in the White House have banded together and are using a combo-technique of amplification and ‘shine theory’ to make sure their voices are counted.
Subscribe on Google Play, Stitcher, or iTunes Come talk to us on Twitter: @bigthinkagain In this episode: Why do so many of us choose to remain in a state of “sedentary agitation” about […]
Our reliance on GPS is not only hurting our learning and memory systems, it’s changing our ethics.
We haven’t found the truly “first” ones yet, but we’re not just on our way; we’re almost there. “For the first time we can learn about individual stars from near the […]
New research explains how to build different types of outposts in space.
How one famous magician turned atheist by reading the Bible.
Elon Musk shared his thoughts on the future of jobs and the government’s role in a rapidly changing society.
10 million cars with autonomous features will be on the road by 2020. But they won’t just change the way we get around, they’ll transform our cities and our lifestyle preferences, from the morning commute to the suburbs we choose to live in.
Subscribe on Google Play, Stitcher, or iTunes Come talk to us on Twitter: @bigthinkagain In this episode: Fear, says National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author James McBride, was the most powerful […]
It may be the only way to save the USA — and the world — from alternative facts. “If your experiment needs statistics, you ought to have done a better experiment.” –Ernest Rutherford There […]