adventure

Firsthand accounts of what it’s really like to go to and come back from space.

Just how close are we to setting up camp on another planet? It’s complicated.

Playing it safe and always taking the easy road can be obstacles to happiness, says professional adventurer Erling Kagge.

Here’s how to exercise your curiosity and truly experience the world.

Why we need sacred places.

Average waiting time for hitchhikers in Ireland: Less than 30 minutes. In southern Spain: More than 90 minutes.

In 1654, Blaise Pascal wrote: “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” That’s more true today than ever.

There are places in our solar system where you can fly.

In this short video, he compares the outset of Buddhism with the biblical garden.

This is the most talked about Big Think video of 2018! What’s your take?

A new study flies in the face of anecdotal evidence and raises questions about how we read data.

Being raised indoors might be the reason young Americans struggle in the adult world.

Traveling to Mars is going to be hard. Not going completely bonkers when we’re there may be even harder.

Scientists solve the mystery of an ancient Babylonian tablet, rewriting history. They think the tablet has much to teach us.