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The newest essays, interviews, and features from Big Think.

The Earth is getting warmer, and humans are the cause. This is why. Let’s play pretend for a moment. Pretend, if you can, that you’ve never heard about the idea of […]
A conversation with philosopher Eddy Nahmias.
"The best is the child in a separate room, where it then remains alone," a bestselling Nazi-era parenting book advised.
While the first child improves parents' mental health, a second child does not.
Between Carl Sagan's laughter, the brainwaves of somebody in love, and a live theremin concert, humanity has sent a lot of data out into the stars.
As the popularity of sparkling waters grows, many wonder if it represents a fresh turning point or a crisp new snake oil.
 We don’t have to tell you that business is complicated. You know. Maintaining productive employee and client relationships, mastering challenges and opportunities, and navigating the future are things that don’t […]
From 4 billion miles away, it says a lot about the meaning of time.
Researchers discover whether genes or social interaction shape personality.
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As more and more people die, drug companies keep reaping in a massive profit.
If you photograph the Sun at the same time every day, you get a bizarre figure-8 shape: an analemma. Here’s why. At any time of day, you could theoretically set up […]
The new charge was announced in a tweet by the city's mayor.
A new study has identified specific genes that seem to play an integral part in characterizing the behavior of dog breeds.
How could we create a technology capable of replacing our own reality?
The study suggest implicit biases can change significantly over a relatively short timeframe.
How you feel influences what you watch, and vice-versa.
How mutual admiration was torn asunder by the sex drive: Freud, Jung and the schism at the heart of psychoanalysis.
Swipe right to make the connections that could change your career.
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Carl Sagan—who first coined the term—was tempted to call them "star-tar."