Not all books are created equal. Especially when it comes to the ones parents read to children to aid their development. A new study from the University of Florida points to an important characteristic to look for in children’s books.
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Three commercially released facial-analysis programs from major technology companies demonstrate both skin-type and gender biases, according to new research.
Where gravity comes from has been an utter mystery. String theory offers an explanation.
The truth might not be ‘out there’ at all. There may never have been another intelligent, technologically advanced alien species in the entire history of the Universe. When you take into […]
The accelerated expansion of the Universe is one of the greatest puzzles today. Could this out-of-the-box idea explain it without dark energy? When it comes to our quest to understand the […]
Everyone encounters stereotypes. But what you do afterward says something about you
Inventor Nikola Tesla’s work at Niagara Falls may be his most direct and lasting contribution to our lives.
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The Event Horizon Telescope has come online and taken its data. Now, we wait for the results. Black holes are some of the most incredible objects in the Universe. There are […]
Two classic episodes from Think Again’s origins, reunited at last.
Imagine reading by plant light, and glow-in-the-dark trees instead of street lamps. That’s on the horizon thanks to these engineers.
They’re less than a billion years old. And, thanks to ALMA, they might finally pave the way to understanding how galaxies form. How do galaxies like our Milky Way come to […]
A classic essay defines different ways to disagree, from the worst to the best, with lessons that ring true in our divisive times.
A new startup has a method for preserving a brain’s memories when it’s frozen for future uploading.
The highest paid athlete in history does not live in modern times. That person lived in Ancient Rome.
We’ve all heard the line “free will is an illusion”. But it may be much more an allusion—to society and culture and our surroundings—than we’ve ever given it credit for.
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There have been a lot of public advocates from the “no dark matter” camp, getting lots of popular attention. But the Universe still needs dark matter. Here’s why. If you took […]
Elon Musk and SpaceX plan an “internet in space” consisting of 11,295 satellites that are about to begin launching.
Even though we’ve never seen them, here’s what we already know. “Suddenly whole new programs open up, things you can do that you could never do before. It’d be great scientifically, […]
Does money, even when borrowed, make us happier – or does the state of owing money add to our dissatisfaction and stress?
Several things in nature go faster than the speed of light, without challenging general relativity.
New research from the American Psychological Association states that money doesn’t affect if you’re happy, but does influence how you find happiness.
We are discovering that the subtleties of our psychological lives are being managed by specific modules in our brains.
Knowing how fat responds to when we eat could lead to better weight loss programs.
When a ‘Rick and Morty’ fan recently tweeted at Dan Harmon asking how to deal with depression, it didn’t take him long to reply.
The Big Think+ team is thrilled to present 20 brand new videos! How does an astronaut bridge cultural divide? This month, take new perspectives on the interesting world we work […]
From striking women with goat’s skin to showering them with chocolates and flowers, here is how Valentine’s Day became the holiday we know today.
If nothing can escape from beneath the event horizon, where do these phenomena come from? The most important feature of a black hole is that it has an event horizon: a […]
Today, our visible Universe contains 2 trillion galaxies, each with billions of stars. But when did the very first one appear? When we look out at our Universe today, there are […]
The rise of driverless cars will save lives, time, and spark a $7 Trillion “Passenger Economy.” But it will also destroy jobs. What should we do?