The Present

According to Harvard economists, Democrats and Republicans both perceive reality very wrong.

Women and girls must be front and centre of coronavirus response and recovery.

The importance of finding and shaping learning communities.

A massive Dating.com study reveals just how important politics are in the dating world right now.

With 45% of recent college graduates under or unemployed, it’s time to explore new solutions.

Watch Slavoj Žižek’s live interview with Big Think, moderated by Samo Burja.

The programming giant exits the space due to ethical concerns.

The videos raise serious legal and moral questions about police crowd-control tactics.

By leveraging the difference between lit and shadowed areas, a new energy source perfect for wearables is invented.

State and local governments are hiring contact tracers to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.

Does what you believe in come from reason? Or just your community?

It takes a special person with a special set of skills to reach students on an emotional level.

Expert opinion is divided on how effective riots can be on causing social change. However, these five examples show they can do something.

Data from LinkedIn suggests soft skills will be the most in-demand as the economy begins to rebuild and 2020 grads look for work.

The future of learning will be different, and now is the time to lay the groundwork.

Remaining silent is being complicit.

Numerous U.S. Presidents invoked the Insurrection Act to to quell race and labor riots.

Got any embarrassing old posts collecting dust on your profile? Facebook wants to help you delete them.

The inequalities impact everything from education to health.

That’s not frankincense you smell at the “holy of the holies.”

With the coronavirus pandemic upending summer plans, now’s the perfect time to learn something new.

The future of education and work will rely on teaching students deeper problem-solving skills.

SpaceX’s momentous Crew Dragon launch is a sign of things to come for the space industry, and humanity’s future.

Researchers devise an effective new predictive tool for maritime first-responders.

Was the hamburger menu always so ubiquitous?

New research suggests some men identify with a new form of masculinity that values authenticity, domesticity, and holistic self-awareness.

Sweden tops the ranking for the third year in a row.

Neo’s superhuman powers were only inside of The Matrix. The outside world offered a different reality.

Universities claim to prepare students for the world. How many actually do it?

An MIT system uses wireless signals to measure in-home appliance usage to better understand health tendencies.