American geneticists take a stand against the misuse of their science by racists.

The company markedly outperformed Wall Street's expectations in the third quarter of 2018.

In his Big Think+ expert class The Astronaut’s Guide to Risk Mitigation, retired NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski discusses the concept, and importance of, “situationally appropriate leadership.” A rigid top-down direction may […]

A new study suggests that we all underestimate how much people like us after a first meeting.

Instead of focusing on President Donald Trump, the Slovenian philosopher says liberals should incrementally challenge the fundamentals of the economic system.

It's a little scary out there, folks.

Maybe the only chance they have to tell their story before they're gone.

For hundreds of millions of years, most of the starlight never made it through space. Here’s how that changed. Forming stars sounds like the easiest thing in the Universe to do. […]

As it turns out, the effects of the minimum wage increase are more nuanced than previously espoused.

The 72-page report makes a case against modern policy proposals like "Medicare for All" and free college tuition.

The road from dropout to billionaire is more of a detour than a highway.

How psilocybin evolved has more to do with sending insects on terrifying trips than it does making Phish sound good.

Her husband died in 2009 of the disease.

Your motivation matters, though.

Turns out those violent video games might be a blessing in disguise.

The study was small: 8 people from 8 different countries. But the findings have alarmed scientists.

For more than two years, Andrew Left of Citron Research has been one of the most vocal Tesla skeptics.

The researchers created a special polymer that can make robots repair themselves.

This 100-year-old map, originally made for American consumption, highlights the famines that swept across Europe after WWI.

If you’ve ever wondered what truly lies beyond Neptune, this is one interview you won’t want to miss! Our Solar System formed some 4.6 billion years ago from a molecular cloud […]