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A Spanish collective has transformed an old abandoned church into La Iglesia Skate: a modern skatepark and cultural center, complete with a brand-new paint job by renowned interior artist Okuda San Miguel.

Designed by Uruguayan-born, New York-based architect Rafael Viñoly, the new Laguna Garzón Bridge aims to reduce the speed of crossing cars and encourage drivers to enjoy the view.

It’s more than a conclusion that most scientists agree on; it’s the basis for all the science we do now! “Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned […]

The explosive success on Pokémon Go ushers in an age of augmented reality that will change us.

Big Think’s chief economist discusses the fledgling Chinese shadow banking system that national leaders want to regularize.

The self-driving car is the future of personal transportation. Wireless charging is the future of battery-powered devices. Marrying the two technologies makes sense.

And could every black hole our Universe creates give rise to a baby Universe itself? “Man is something that shall be overcome. Man is a rope,tied between beast and overman — a rope […]

Don’t be afraid of making decisions, says entrepreneur Scott Belsky. Decisiveness — even when the decisions aren’t the “right” ones — is a sign of a true leader.

New bikes could be on their way to your local bikeshare system. PBSC Urban Solutions, the largest supplier of bicycles and stations in North America, has unleashed a pair of brand-new models designed to give riders a broader choice of how they use the system.

How do we know governments and hackers aren’t surveilling our smartphones? The answer is we don’t. Edward Snowden is here to fix that.

This week’s question arrives via Big Think producer Elizabeth — What’s Bill Nye frightened of? In two words: climate change.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced new proposed rules to protect individuals from predatory lending services. And Google’s taking part as well.

NYC health officials estimate that fine particulate matter, often inhaled while biking or running in the city, contributes to nearly 2,000 premature deaths and more than 6,000 hospital visits per year.

Helen B. Taussig was the original pediatric cardiologist. She founded a field of study, advancing medical research beyond what was thought possible at the time.

For years we’ve wondered if educational programs are the reason for the disparity between women and men in engineering, but what if there’s another reason?

How they get so big so fast is a mystery. Could “direct collapse” be the solution we’re seeking? “For something to collapse, not all systems have to shut down. In most […]

There’s a big gap between Helium and Carbon. Come find out why! “And argon, krypton, neon, radon, xenon, zinc and rhodium,And chlorine, cobalt, carbon, copper, tungsten, tin and sodium.These are the […]

Mary Anning lived in a time when women couldn’t attend university.

The coffee pod design isn’t sustainable, so the German city of Hamburg has placed a ban on government-run buildings from using “Kaffeekapselmaschine,” or coffee capsule machines.

Responding to the shooting of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo, Bill Nye says the treatment of animals in zoos is plainly unethical. Yet zoos do have a role in maintaining the health of ecosystems.

Hannah Rousey won a $1000 scholarship for college from a bottled water company. Here’s why she turned it down.

The Federal Highway Administration has rescinded its approval for the use of an alternative roadside typeface called Clearview, once again making the 70-year-old Highway Gothic typeface the single standard for directional signage.

Apple’s removal of the iPhones 3.4 mm headphone jack is causing an uproar as part of technology’s inexorable march forward.

For a long time we’ve tried to polarize teamwork as either 100% positive or negative. But in truth there are ways it can be both.

One writer’s journey through a video game that can only be completed by writing.

Despite recent bad press, Tesla’s autopilot likely saved the life of a man who experienced a severe medical condition while driving. He asked his car to drive him to the nearest hospital.

Will nanobots someday deposit Shakespeare directly into our brains? In this week’s episode of Big Think’s Think Again podcast, we’re joined Buddhist-influenced psychiatrist and author Mark Epstein

NASA picked up a completely unexpected gamma-ray burst coming from the same black holes that proved gravitational waves.

Authorities in France and Scotland are taking very different approaches to Islamic dress in their societies.

This discovery could lead to a whole new class of drugs for psychiatric disorders.