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Forgetting them, at any step, can lead to unscientific conclusions. No one, not even the smartest among us, were competent scientists from the outset. The concept of science is simple […]
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Voltaire once wrote, “Perfect is the enemy of good.” This advice served him well over the course of his life — not being a slave to perfection enabled him to […]
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These products are sure to inspire anyone who loves the work of engineer and inventor, Nikola Tesla.
Flat Earth theory has enjoyed staying power since at least the 19th century despite being patently untrue. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the late Carl Sagan, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and other big thinkers will show you how to disprove this bad idea, all without having to take a journey into space.
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Keith Whittington, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, breaks down three key free speech arguments by John Stuart Mill.
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The Oxfam report prompted Anand Giridharadas to tweet: "Don't be Pinkered into everything's-getting-better complacency."
The worlds of sports and technology collide for a good international chuckle.
Existential dread, meet astronomical wonder.
It turns out big ideas don't always fit in sign-sized slogans.
Ever wanted to ask a NASA astronomer a question? Michelle Thaller is Big Think's resident space pro, and she is taking questions right now!
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We know he is on the left, but why? And how left is left anyhow?
Biographies, treatises and stories on the occult and its strange cast of characters.
The recent debate between Slavoj Zizek and Jordan Peterson lived up to the hype.
Disagreements are inevitable — we all have different experiences that lead us to be who we are and to what we believe. Almost as inevitable are distrust, suspicion, and even […]
We've been conditioned to believe that music taste is based on personal preference. But it might just be a lot more complex than that.
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Glenn Albrecht has ideas about how to cope with the effects of a changing world: Invent a new language.
The next gold rush won't be in the hills of California. It'll be in space. There's gold in them thar skies!
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The Canadian professor takes issue with blocking free speech, but is he part of the problem?
Stephen Fry announces that he’s had surgery for prostate cancer nine the most Stephen-Fry way possible.
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