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Researchers say that moral self-licensing occurs "because good deeds make people feel secure in their moral self-regard."
Money can't buy happiness, but try being hopeful and broke at the same time.
The 20th century was marked by waves of pro-democracy revolutions. Now, the future of democracy looks uncertain.
Yet 80 percent of respondents want to reduce their risk of dementia.
The U.S., China, and Russia are in a "vaccine race" that treats a global challenge like a winner-take-all game.
A far-ranging conversation about telescopes, what they do, and who they impact. When most of us think of astronomy, we think about two types of scientists: the observers who point their […]
Is the “big freeze” our inevitable fate, or can dark energy save us? When we look out at the Universe today, we see sources of light practically everywhere we look. In […]
Positive, romantic thoughts could produce positive, romantic outcomes while dating.
New research conducted on mice suggests repeated heavy drinking causes synaptic dysfunctions that lead to anxiety.
Students who think the world is just cheat less, but they need to experience justice to feel that way.
This could change how researchers approach vaccine development.
Researchers from the University of Toronto published a new map of cancer cells' genetic defenses against treatment.
Dominique Crenn, the only female chef in America with three Michelin stars, joins Big Think Live.
It wasn’t the birth of space and time. But it was truly essential to our cosmic story. For more than 50 years, we’ve had definitive scientific evidence that our Universe, as […]
The number of people with dementia is expected to triple by 2060.
The images and our best computer models don't agree.
California’s Bobcat Fire has reached Mount Wilson Observatory’s doorstep. 100 years ago, our understanding of the Universe was very different from what it is today. Einstein’s General Relativity, our theory […]
Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire.
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The electric car manufacturer says updates to its battery design and manufacturing process will help lower production costs.