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What would energy without a particle to attach itself to even look like? “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on […]
There is one essential ingredient missing, argues historian Yuval Noah Harari.
You know what would make LEGO even better? A base tape that lets you build against gravity.
Amoebas one-tenth the width of a human hair may someday help diffuse a bioterror attack.
The program picked up association biases nearly identical to those seen in human subjects.
New research shows an abundance of testosterone leads to poor decision making.
This study reminds us that we are stardust, operating under the same laws as any other form of matter.
A recent study shows that migrant workers in the U.K. are three times less likely to be absent from work than their native counterparts.
The 20th century held some incredible advances across all the science. But astrophysics’ best days are yet to come. “When we have found how the nucleus of atoms is built up […]
Five hundred years after the Reformation, a new book on Martin Luther reminds us how long the notion of a soul has influenced our lives.
Say it should fall. It’ll cost over $1 trillion to rehabilitate the nation. Who’s going to pay for that?
Musical savants have “enhanced pitch discrimination” and “increased auditory perceptual capacity.” But why?
Everyone encounters stereotypes. But what you do afterward says something about you
Among other things, researchers found that there are two subgroups of the Alt-Right, but that the more economically motivated members may buy into White Supremacy over time.
Americans understands very well what feels wrong – and there’s a piece of U.S. economic policy that the establishment and educated elites haven’t been fully honest about, says Pia Malaney.rn
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How the gravitational Casimir effect might cause our Universe’s accelerated expansion, without any new physics at all. “For although it is certainly true that quantitative measurements are of great importance, it […]
We urgently need fresh new thinking in order to address the scale and gravity of today’s global challenges, which have outgrown the present system’s ability to handle them.
A study suggests that countries with a high prevalence of parasites are likely to have authoritarian governments.
More than 90% of the eclipses to ever happen on Earth have already occurred. Don’t miss the next one! “We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded […]
Another week, another chance to stick our comment-boots on and wade out deep into the Big Think Facebook page to cherry pick our favorites for the week.
Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explains why we shouldn’t be afraid of alien visitors.
75% of all people will live through a traumatic event. 35-37% will experience PTG.
A physicist has an experiment to see if the mind operates on a quantum level.
Unless we take a more scientific approach to philanthropy, we risk spending a lot of money doing some very backward, ineffective, and inefficient things.
An astronomer thinks he sees the next red nova about to happen, and when.
When Shoshana Johnson decided to join the military, her intention wasn’t to make history.
Breakfast is often cupcakes and cake with different names, like muffins and yogurt. That does not bode well for our waistlines.