As part of Big Think's partnership with 92Y's Seven Days of Genius series, New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer asks Heather Berlin about the research that illuminates our understanding of genius.

In 1931, Norway annexed part of Greenland. It could have been the start of a very Cold War indeed. 

In life, the most important skill is communication. It’s the bottleneck to almost every problem in almost every area of our lives. Effective communication is similar to magic, for it […]

Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explains current research into creative "flow states," examining what happens in the brain when rappers and jazz musicians improvise.

Author and entrepreneur Peter Diamandis explains how Uber's business plan seeks to change the way the public perceives car ownership.

If patients better understood the health risks associated with certain kinds of medical care, they would likely seek less treatment.

On March 4th at 19:30:15 Universal Time, Venus and Uranus will pass within 0.1° of each other. Here’s how to see it. “Since you cannot do good to all, you […]

The technology draws on the concepts established by theatre companies like Punchdrunk that create an immersive world for an audience to explore while the narrative unfolds around them.

Most people have their doctor's ear for about 10 minutes during a routine examination. It's vital to prepare a strategy that will get most if not all of your questions answered.

It's difficult to make friends out in the "real world." But some people have managed to forge those special bonds through hook-up apps, like Grindr and Tinder.

Teaching Girls to See Themselves as Leaders, with Tara Sophia Mohr In order to guide young women to achieve their full leadership potential, life coach and author Tara Sophia Mohr […]

Researchers confirm the best location to hunker down during a zombie outbreak: go where people aren't.

Health apps aren't regulated by the medical industry and there's little in the way of standardization, making them unreliable and a risky investment for some consumers.

Your handshake communicates subtle social information about who you are, but it has nothing to do with whether your grip is firm or limp, say researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel.

The selfie has become part of our culture of sharing. But should some things, like the ballot, remain private?

On Friday 27 February, Big Think partner PwC hosted its second global webcast focused on the question, ‘What would you do if you were not afraid?’ The webcast was part of ‘Aspire to Lead: The PwC Women’s Leadership Series’.

Uber is an example of an exponential company that harness technology to revolutionize whole industries.

Psychologists who were becoming bored with the internet by the late '90s only had to wait a few more years before the ultimate Petri dish of human thought and behavior emerged. 

"To be an artist is a blessing and a privilege. Artists must never betray their true hearts. Artists must look beneath the surface and show that there is more to this world than what meets the eye."

A specific gene present in human stem cells appears to be responsible for the evolutionary increase in human brain size.