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Built in a vacuum, this little dynamo is challenging the boundaries of physics.
Hackers working for Russia have gained access to hundreds of U.S. electric utilities in 2017, according to new reports from federal officials.
Reports show that millennials are making and saving less than previous generations, likely setting them up to retire later in life—or not at all.
A quarter-million years of evolution can't be wrong.
Employee “churn,” or turnover, is the costly asset loss every organization faces when an employee resigns, retires, or gets fired. Josh Bersin of Deloitte reports that voluntary turnover alone, at […]
It can be hard to understand why a person would be an atheist. Bertrand Russell is here to help.
Our best physical theories predict that a multiverse exists. But if we can’t test it, is it really scientific? The Universe is all there ever was, all there is, and […]
The afterglow of sex can lead to a greater sense of well-being, show researchers.
Why do we continue to stay in Iraq and Afghanistan? Because of two big reasons.
Maria Konnikova, best-selling author and former Big Think columnist, will be speaking with poker legend Erik Seidel and Big Think president Peter Hopkins at a New York City event on August 1.
To get a good night's sleep, is it better to write down your achievements or the to-do list for the next day? Researchers tested the two different sleep techniques in the lab.
A controversial article from Forbes argues that libraries, once an important public resource, are outdated, costly and should be replaced by Amazon book stores.
It is projected to last for more than 100 minutes, and begins Friday July 27.
Simple diagrams reflect straightforward grids that make navigation easy. Complex diagrams equal ‘messy’ street grids, making it harder to find your way.
You can name a dozen rock stars on drugs, but can you name the philosophers who partook? We're here to help.
The continuing cyber threats to American democracy expose the serious vulnerabilities of its Internet and call for dramatic changes.
A new set of images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory shows us what we’ve never seen before. The Pillars of Creation, 7,000 light years away in the Eagle Nebula, represents one […]
A New Zealand study shows a 24% increase in productivity… by working less.
Why virtue signaling does nothing.
Unless we take action, climate change will have a major, far-reaching impact on the internet.