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Recasting the iconic Carrington Event as just one of many superstorms in Earth’s past, scientists reveal the potential for even more massive eruptions from the sun.
Uploading your mind is not a pathway to immortality. Instead, it will create a possibly hostile digital doppelgänger.
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
Harmony and moderation make for a happier life.
Between the instability of the real estate market and cryptocurrency fluctuations, everyone has been talking about bubbles. But what are they, really?
Quick! There’s a runaway train on the tracks. Some dastardly evildoer has knocked the driver out cold and tied five people to the tracks ahead. The train is barreling down […]
Here's the case for why science can't keep ignoring human experience.
We are more likely to agree with someone who also agrees with us. Young children, though, only trust themselves. We have to learn to trust.
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It's time to put on your listening hat.
We are generally taught that there is an arc of history — an inevitable path of progress that leads to modern society. Maybe it isn't true.
New studies stretch the boundaries of physics, achieving quantum entanglement in larger systems.
We live in a four-dimensional Universe, where matter and energy curve the fabric of spacetime. But time sure is different from space!
Big Think has launched a line of apparel and goods that celebrate the life and work of four geniuses.
Big Think's eighth most popular video of the year reveals what the real future of war could look like.
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Find it easier to sort out your friends' problems than your own? This paradox is for you.
Give yourself (and others) a break.
When was the last time you spent some quality time with yourself?
Our huge, expanding Universe may truly be infinite. But if the set of possible quantum outcomes is also infinite, which "infinity" wins?
Modern cosmology conjectures different possible fates for the Universe and thus for the end of time. Details depend on which model is right.
Asking science to determine what happened before time began is like asking, "Who were you before you were born?"
Is history decided by discernible laws or does it unfold based on random, unpredictable occurrences?
Sir Ken Robinson died on August 21 of cancer at the age of 70.
Australian researchers figure out a new way to apply extreme pressure and squeeze out diamonds.
For some reason, when we talk about the age of stars, galaxies, and the Universe, we use "years" to measure time. Can we do better?
We're overthinking being nice.
Learn how to lean into difficult times and build your resilience.
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You can love a romantic partner, but also a pet, a book, God, or the sound of someone’s voice. We need many more words for love.
From the Palace of the Soviets to The Illinois, these unmade buildings would have taken the art of architecture to whole new heights.