science
These Brain Scans Prove You Should Study Music from a Young Age
New research shows how studying music helps the brain create new connections.
New study discovers the secret to a happy sex life
A study by University of Toronto psychologists reveals how to have a happy sex life in a long-term relationship.
Your ‘big break’ can happen at any point of your career, Boston researchers say
It takes "deliberate practice," though, to increase your odds of attaining success.
Earl Lewis: Here’s Why the Smartest Scientists Work with Humanists
Through an incredible anecdote, Earl Lewis demonstrates why STEM can't do it alone. Scientists and humanists needs each other, and institutions have a responsibility to continue to fund and nurture the humanities.
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Study: Are Platonic Heterosexual Relationships Really That Platonic?
A recent study reflects that men view their female friends differently than women view their male friends – but by a pretty insignificant margin.
Secret Nazi Science Base Discovered in the Arctic
Russian researchers unearth over 500 artifacts from a secret Nazi base in the Arctic.
How Yawning Is Linked to Having a Bigger Brain
Scientists find a surprising relationship between yawning and brain size.
A 6-Step Infographic For Ending Pseudoscience
Don't believe every science study you read, because sometimes not even their authors believe them. Here are the issues corrupting good, honest science – and how to fix them.
UCLA Scientists “Jump-start” the Brain of a Coma Patient
UCLA researchers successfully use a new technique to "wake up" a patient after coma.
Bill Nye’s Getting a Netflix Talk Show! Here’s Why You Need to Watch it
Look who went and got himself a talk show. Big Think's regular contributor Bill Nye will be on Netflix in 2017!
Study: How Fish Fins Evolved to Become Human Fingers
A new study sheds light on the evolutionary connection between fish fins and human fingers.
Scientists Possibly Find “Revolutionary” Fifth Force of Nature
University of California, Irvine physicists may have discovered a new fundamental force of nature.
Science And Poetry Both Depend On Metaphors
Science's signature moves share something with good poetry. Good metaphor-making can make geniuses of both kinds. But bad metaphors can mislead whole fields.
What’s behind a science vs. philosophy fight?
An old fight between philosophy and science has flared up again. Fortunately we have Rebecca Newberger Goldstein to help us sort out what's going.
52 Common Myths, Rumors and Falsehoods Debunked
A list debunking commonly believed falsehoods, misconceptions and just bad ideas.
15 signs you are smarter than average
A number of scientific studies find the traits shared by intelligent people.
Scientists Create Sperm from Human Skin to Cure Infertility
Spanish scientists utilize a revolutionary new technique to create sperm from skin in a potential cure for infertility.
Zapping Your Brain with Electricity Could Make You More Creative
A new study confirms that zapping your brain with electricity might increase the ability for creative thought.
Religious people are less smart but atheists are psychopaths
Your brain is the neural battleground of science and religion, with religious people and atheists differing in intelligence and empathy. Can the two extremes reconcile?