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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have pinpointed a neurological trend in those genetically predisposed with depression.
As individuals, we scientists are all flawed. But the enterprise of science rises above our individual shortcomings. The enterprise of science is perhaps the greatest achievement in all of human […]
Beef, salt, and water is all the Canadian professor eats. Is that sustainable?
Lederman helped promote the importance of particle physics to the general public and his research laid the groundwork for the Standard Model.
On Sept. 2, a fire spread through Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum, devouring the historic building and most of its 20 million culturally and scientifically important items. We look at nine priceless artifacts and collections likely lost in the blaze.
An entire Universe of possibilities await stars like our own, even after they run out of fuel. One of the most profound rules in all the Universe is that nothing lasts […]
Can artificial intelligence rival the animal kingdom? We compare the intelligence of four animals to current A.I. capabilities.
Is everyone’s favorite Thanksgiving centerpiece really to blame for the post-dinner doldrums?
Consciousness expert Michael Graziano on what, if anything, makes us uniquely human.
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Building Big Think from little more than an idea to 30 million monthly visitors, co-founder Victoria Rachel Montgomery-Brown knows something about being an entrepreneur. Her idea, together with co-founder Peter […]
In the world of crypto, the more outlandish the idea, the more potentially disruptive.
When humans die out or leave Earth because of climate change, cows may be the biggest (and most widespread) animal left, thereby inheriting the planet.
You’ll be surprised how many commonly known science “facts” are actually total misconceptions.
And if they exist, are there alternate-reality versions of you out there, too? You’ve likely imagined it before: another Universe out there, just like this one, where all the random events […]
Cyberloafing — or, absent-mindedly browsing the internet — actually has a place in the workday according to this recently published study.
Quantum interpretations are all the rage. Too bad you don’t even need one. In everyday life, there are certain rules we take for granted: cause-and-effect, for instance. Something occurs, and that […]
Seemingly inconsequential decisions can alter ecosystems, as a recent Australian study shows.
Your brain organizes your memories in your sleep thanks to some incredible neuroscience.
What an academic sting on humanities journals really means to the rest of us. And to academia.
Researchers now believe raw-meat-based pet food should be labeled extremely dangerous.
These three reasons are why there’s no getting around the fact that astronomy needs the James Webb Space Telescope. Even the most powerful telescope in history, the Hubble Space Telescope, […]
“Anybody who expected a wonderful happy global community to form on the Internet in which everybody would share cat videos has been gravely disappointed.”
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When the past and future are no longer connected, some pretty weird stuff happens.
The study also discovered a downside to having a big brain.
What if entanglement also occurs across time? Is there such a thing as temporal nonlocality?
Smart connected devices finding their way into million of’ homes are being taken over by domestic abusers, allowing them to invade and disrupt victims’ lives in a new, terrifying way
The authors conclude that it does, after claiming it doesn’t.
Hubble holds the record, finding a galaxy when the Universe was just 3% it’s age. In just a few years, James Webb will shatter it. One of the great scientific lessons […]