What happens if America and other rich nations like Japan and Britain default on their massive debts and end up bankrupt?

An American girl sparked an international rescue effort after she alerted British authorities about a teenager’s Facebook suicide note.

Chinese meteorologists have successfully induced artificial snow to fall in Beijing after chemically seeding clouds to combat lingering drought.

The bizarre mating rituals of sea horses are fascinating – and they are the only species in which the male becomes pregnant.

A short stroll through the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago reminds us of the blood curdling medicine of yore.

Scientists have linked mental health problems like depression to the consumption of processed foods.

The Apple marketing department is taking subtle swipes at Microsoft via Google AdWords.

Wal-Mart and other US retailers have been accused of selling goods from farms that use child labor.

The Church of Scientology has elaborate means of preventing its leavers from spilling its secrets, according to ex-members.

For the first time an experimental drug to treat lupus has been found to be effective in a second round of clinical trials.

Steve Abrams wouldn’t advise dropping out of college, though it seemed to work for him. He got out of there a semester in, and is now successfully the owner of […]

John Irving came by Big Think to discuss his latest book, "Last Night in Twisted River," and the craft of fiction writing.  He explained that for each of his 12 […]

Maybe it’s because the healthcare debate has been getting so hot lately. Maybe the battle cries generated by Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth are inconveniently echoing off into the distance. Maybe […]

In 2006 incumbent Connecticut Senator—and former Vice Presidential candidate—Joe Lieberman lost in the Democratic primaries to Ned Lamont, a relative unknown who had challenged Lieberman's support of the Patriot Act […]

Perhaps it's not surprising that people take political results personally. We come to identify with our favored candidate—and sometimes to revile their opponent. When our party wins, we are elated; […]

Politicians like to brag about having passed their bills with bipartisan support. It shows that they are willing cooperate with their political opponents and that they are—at least superficially—more concerned […]

Duke University Chapel Dean Sam Wells says Jesus' way of leading puts devotion and service ahead of prominence and power.

The owner of Magnolia Bakery in New York City doesn’t stay up at night for business reasons anymore.

A conversation with the owner of Magnolia Bakery in New York City.

Sometimes adding more locations to a famous hole-in-the-wall spot isn’t the best idea. Steve Abrams, owner of Magnolia Bakery, describes the push-pull.