"I don't think that anything that's really creative can be done without danger and risk."

Seeking to right past wrongs and bring privacy back into the hands of the people.

Stephen Colbert compared binging on Trump jokes to binging on Oreos — but are we the ones over-indulging in Trumpapolooza?

Twenty-one strangers with different values and views, thrown together on a Grand Canyon rafting trip, managed to set aside those differences and build community.

Europe is scrambling to find any solution besides accepting displaced people, but with 4 million refugees and growing, the problem is beyond containing it to Syria and the region.

So far, the White House has promised to allow 10,000 Syrians into the country, but that’s a far cry from Turkey’s already 2 million.

This week's question arrives via Big Think producer Elizabeth — What's Bill Nye frightened of? In two words: climate change.

We're not living in the most discourse-friendly age in history. Nowhere is that more clear than in comments sections.

The most spectacular satellite system of any known planet, Saturn’s Rings are a sight like no other. “This then, I thought, as I looked round about me, is the representation […]

So there is a Nazi train hidden in a tunnel somewhere in southwest Poland. Or is there?

Tired of wires, breadboards and the traditional electrical mess? Try drawing your electrical path instead! “Drawing is not only a way to come up with pictures: drawing is a way […]

Neil Young will be speaking at The Nantucket Project, a festival ofideas happening September 24 – 27 on Nantucket, Massachusetts.   

For an affluent Western country, the United States has an usually high proportion of its people living in warm-to-tropical climates, which are breeding grounds for parasites.

Researchers at the University College of London think they’ve found a link between human growth hormone and the development of the neurodegenerative disease.

Rupert Murdoch now owns 73 percent of National Geographic. What does this mean for the organization's future? 

Pulling an all-nighter and then driving home is like hopping behind the wheel after pounding drinks at the bar.

One of the classic definitions of mindfulness is that it helps us not cling to what is pleasant and not condemn what is unpleasant.

How does a couple get past mutual boredom? Behavioral economist Dan Ariely suggests they reframe their perception of the dilemma.

Using technology is like having sex. We like the fun, the feelings, and the connection with others. But if aren’t mindful of downstream consequences like having babies, spreading disease, and dealing with psycho ex-lovers, we can end up in situations that we never anticipated. 

Is looking for radio transmissions in space like claiming the lack of smoke signals means there are no modern humans? “[W]hat Fermi immediately realized was that the aliens have had […]