For Buddhists, the “Four Noble Truths” offer a path to lasting happiness.
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The Universe certainly formed stars, at one point, for the very first time. But we haven’t found them yet. Here’s what everyone should know.
Can two planets stably share the same orbit? Conventional wisdom says no, but a look at Saturn’s moons might tell a different story.
The value of art does not lie in the artwork itself but is instead determined by curators, collectors, critics, and other participants in the modern-day art market.
Toxoplasmosis, which results from a chance encounter with a cougar and the parasite it carries, can push a wolf to seek alpha status.
The modern attention economy hijacks our ability to focus, but an ancient technique offers a means to get it back.
The ancient Maya enjoyed filling their teeth with gemstones. A new study reveals how the procedure was done and how it didn’t kill them.
The chances that a newborn survives childhood have increased from 50% to 96% globally.
Frugality can also benefit the environment.
Intelligence is not fixed but fluid. A growth mindset allows our brains to flourish while lowering our stress levels.
Particle physics needs a new collider to supersede the Large Hadron Collider. Muons, not electrons or protons, might hold the key.
By creating a type O kidney, they hope to make more organs available for transplant.
Scientists have found three new examples of a very exotic form of matter made of quarks. They can yield insights into the early Universe.
Bernini created art for 8 different popes. In the process, he helped reinforce and redefine Christianity’s visual culture.
Surely they can’t be worse…can they?
How the simple act of watching twilight can radically transform our perception of the world and our role within it.
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
Alzheimer’s disease is frightening, but the right combination of lifestyle choices can reduce your risk.
The majority of children who stutter will spontaneously recover from it without intervention, but some 20% of people do not.
An experiment in rats suggests that gene editing may be a treatment for anxiety and alcoholism in adults who were exposed to binge-drinking in their adolescence.
Aragon AI CEO Wesley Tian tells Big Think Business how he took his company from initial conception, through acceleration, to the scaling phase.
Could we all attain this superpower?
Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.
What would it take to create a truly intelligent microbot, one that can operate independently?
Life’s stages are changing – we need new terms and new ideas to describe how adults develop and grow
Ages 30 to 45 are now “the rush hour of life.”
In 1995, Hubble peered at the Pillars of Creation, forever changing our view. Now in 2022, JWST completes the star-forming puzzle.
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
Explore the key highlights from the UN’s latest release of its world population estimates.
The same brain differences that contribute to left-handedness also contribute to psychotic disorders. But there’s a bright side.
Dive into seven texts that continue to shape Western philosophy, from ancient Mesopotamia to Greece’s brightest minds.