Laughing gas may be far more effective for some than antidepressants.
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The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.
Topologists can’t tell donuts from coffee mugs, but their maps are revelatory nonetheless.
Societal breakdown, whether real or imagined, can lead to dramatic responses — like blood-sucking vampires.
Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.
Just as storylines make sense only when you have the context of the beginning and the end, listeners need to understand the impetus for why the album was even made.
Vladimir Putin adores Fyodor Dostoevsky. A close reading of the legendary author’s texts reveals the feeling might have been mutual.
For over three decades, toxic proteins were believed to cause Alzheimer’s disease. However, recent studies suggest it might be metabolic reprogramming.
Music and sounds only seem to reduce pain in mice when played at a specific volume.
The Source Family, a radical 1970s utopian commune, still impacts what we eat today.
One of the fundamental questions for those studying and advocating progress is around understanding what variables can move the needle for the type of progress that you might want to see in the world. It’s a key focus of the “progress studies” discipline and a question that has received increased attention from academics and public intellectuals in recent years.
Scientists find two 30-second techniques that prevent dizziness upon standing.
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Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
The Swedish Academy honored the writer for his uncompromising inquiry into the lasting consequences of Africa’s colonization.
Mutations that confer malaria resistance occur more frequently in people who live in regions where the disease is endemic.
The plant-like sea creatures contain a molecule that improves memory, learning, and even hair quality, according to a new study in mice.
More than 200 years ago, scientists tried to figure out how bats navigate in the dark (or without eyes). This set in motion a series of events that led to the development of ultrasound as a form of psychotherapy.
Behind the scenes, Hitler had at least three disastrous relationships, including a short-lived marriage.
New research reveals that the face can affect the shape of the brain through a complex “cross-talk” between the two structures.
Protein fibrils accumulate in the brain during neurodegeneration. Cryo-electron microscopy has now uncovered fibrils of an unexpected protein.
The results of a recent study found that genetically engineering cats could be a solution to eliminating cat allergies.
What began as public outcry against Iran’s so-called morality police has snowballed into a mass movement targeting the very essence of the Islamic republic.
Anesthesia causes animals and humans to lose consciousness. A study found it has a similar effect on Venus flytraps.
The list includes eleven species of birds, eight species of freshwater mussels, two fish, a bat, and a plant from the mint family.
Head direction cells act like internal compasses to help the birds navigate during long flights.
A curated list of must-watch films from Big Think readers.
A virtuous diet isn’t strictly vegan.
Altos Labs, a new biotech firm with $3 billion in funding, has announced plans to combat aging. But what does that mean for human life span, exactly?