How does venture capitalist Ben Lerer decide which opportunities are worth investment? Lerer follows the inevitable path of disruption, targeting areas of the world that have not yet been disrupted by the internet but soon will.

Use humor to draw someone out of their shell.

Here's a problematic new study: Women looking for marriage still find narcissistic traits alluring.

Massive data centers in the world require massive amounts of energy, not just for processing power, but also for cooling. While big companies like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are looking into a variety of ways to make the cooling process greener, one particularly clever solution is coming from a Dutch startup called Nerdalize. 

The study of when too much of a good thing can kill you — about 16 glasses every day.

No matter how much animosity you hold against your future former employers, making a spectacle is never worth the risk of backlash.

We instinctively feel safer about anything natural and more worried by anything human-made, but instincts may not lead to choices that do human or environmental health the most good.

In this Big Think+ preview, TED curator Chris Anderson explains that you can attract the best talent in your industry by passionately championing a cause.

Despite the apparent rise in people with no religion, the overall percentage of non-believers is expected to decline as a share of the world's population, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.

Smiling changes how the brain processes other people's emotions. As the Louis Armstrong song goes, "When you're smilin', the whole world smiles at you."

Dr. Julie Holland relays the dangers related to overprescribed medications. She suggests several alternatives to relying on antidepressants.

NASA is considering the moon as a kind of galactic pit stop for astronauts to refuel before they go to Mars.

Exercise — not diet — has the greatest impact on our waistlines as we age. So, while foregoing the bacon cheeseburgers of your youth is a good step, you'll need to go further to stay fit.

It burns so hot and intense, it’s probably already gone. But what a sight! “The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.” –Lao Tzu Image credit: NASA, […]

It is one of the most debated subjects of all time, and President Botstein of Bard College steps boldly into the fray: What is art?

Professor Douglas Melton introduces the astounding advances being made today to unlock the powerful potential hidden within our own cells.

Incredible canvases, created with the burning ends of incense sticks. “Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.” –Pablo Picasso When it comes to the art we make, […]

Some well-placed eyeliner can make a look, but put it on the waterline of your eye and, well, you might as well be drawing it onto your cornea.

Some people believe generous welfare benefits make people more dependent — not so, according to researchers.

William Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square Capital, is here to tell you Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing — in less than an hour.