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It’s not a question we know enough to know the answer to, but to dismiss the possibility is scientifically baseless. There’s one question that most of us ask at some […]
An ongoing experiment aboard the International Space Station aims to find out more about the fundamentals of combustion.
The Mars 2020 rover is set to launch in July of the same year, setting the stage for years and years of science on the Red Planet.
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What's key to successfully expanding your team? A leader who can hire smarter, not faster.
If you’re wondering whether the blast wave or the radiation would kill us first, you’re asking the wrong question. As far as raw explosive power goes, no other cataclysm in […]
Few career moves can make as immediate an impact as adding some advanced certifications to the resume. Meanwhile, the right certifications can increase your salary by as much as 40%.
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More than ever before, we're aware of the tragedy and suffering that goes on in the world. But does that mean we can do more about it?
For years, astronomers have been puzzled by an excess of antimatter particles. Unfortunately, dark matter is probably not the solution. When you look out at the Universe, what you see […]
We catalogue seven more board games to teach children science, problem-solving, and even foster their creativity.
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We have arrived: Big Think's most popular video of 2019 tells us light exists outside of time.
It’s a supergiant star in the final stage of its life, and it just dimmed by an enormous amount. What’s going on? When you take a look at the stars in […]
A punishment is handed down for performing shocking research on human embryos.
The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.
In his new book, The Deep History of Ourselves, Joseph LeDoux explains where we come from.
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Next up on the countdown at #2, the world's next superpower might just resurrect the Middle Ages.
We all have obstacles to overcome in pursuit of our goals. For Santa Claus, it’s clear that science is the key. Of all the challenges we face in our work, perhaps […]
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A photo showing two Alabama police officers bragging about a "homeless quilt" made from confiscated panhandling signs raises questions about the constitutionality of panhandling.