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All those hours spent trying to get the doctor to fill a prescription should count for something, right?

It depends where you look. The answer is relatively awesome! “If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” –Mario Andretti One of Einstein’s most famous fundamental laws is that […]

Astrophysicists have been looking for worlds like Proxima b since the 19th century. At last, they’re found! This article is contributed by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in […]

Nicola Thorp was recently sent home without pay for refusing to wear heels. Sexism in the workplace is only the first problem with this footwear. 

Words of wisdom from Sherman Alexie: “I don’t know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a happier, more adventurous life, by crossing borders.”

We often think of willpower as mentally forging ahead. But to achieve such a mental state, our brain needs proper nourishment.

Sleeplessness and fatigue getting you down? Turns out the trick is respecting that big star in the sky.

Columbia University forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone dispels common myths about the intersection of violent acts and mental health disorders.

All cities have clogged traffic arteries, post-industrial pockets of hipness, and districts that hate each other’s guts for no other reason than that they’re across the river from each other, or on opposite sides of the tracks.

In this Big Think+ preview clip, author and economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett explains that the distance between merit and success is bridged by subtle, leaderly signals communicated through your actions.

Words of wisdom from Maya Angelou: “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”

And the science of how we can find it. This article is written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in quantum gravity and high energy physics. She also […]

Poaching of African elephants has been a huge problem for decades, and the U.S. just took a major step toward addressing the issue.

Culturally and economically, modern Turkey is at a dangerous crossroads.

We need to talk openly about the world we live in because evil thrives on silence and secrecy. I’d go so far as to say that it can’t exist without them.

We have the ability to reach many more people than ever before in history with our stupidity.

The history of Guy Fawkes and the use of his likeness.

It’s possible to develop the areas of your brain that control feelings such as kindness, as well as the regulation of difficult emotions. In this way, you can train your brain to be a tougher guard against negativity.

What we can see extends for 46.1 billion light years in all directions today. So how big was it at birth? “They say it all started out with a big bang. […]

Our Universe is becoming colder, sparser and emptier. But is that its inevitable, ultimate fate? “Quintessence is a dynamic, time-evolving, and spatially dependent form of energy with negative pressure sufficient to […]

Dr. Nichole Foubister gives a crash course on bipolar disorder and offers hope for the future of treating this difficult mental illness.

Leaders at the Federal Reserve will meet later this month to discuss potential rate hikes that have most experts and economists split.

Did you know 30 percent of job recruiters have had a parent submit a résumé for their child? Or that girls tend to be helicoptered more than boys?

Our behaviors are measured, assessed, and evaluated in increments, all the little things we do. The future isn’t solely about big data; it’s about little data and its risky union with big data.

We’re not living in the most discourse-friendly age in history. Nowhere is that more clear than in comments sections.

The Star Trek actor has some words on invoking Japanese internment camps in the context of the current Syrian refugee conversation.

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What’s the best way to help someone with PTSD? Understand it.

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Harvard paleoanthropologist Daniel Lieberman argues that cultural evolution is often more influential than biological evolution, leading to a host of ailments.