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If emissions don’t go down, there’s still an option for combatting global warming. We just have to effectively dim the Sun. Global climate change is one of the most pressing long-term […]
This might sound crazy, but hear it out: What if we paid politicians higher salaries with bonus incentives?
Scientists in Australia have demonstrated that honeybees can be trained to understand the concept of zero, something which took humans millennia to develop.
New technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
To improve hiring efficiency and success, companies are starting to leverage neuroscience gaming and AI to identify and attract the best people.
The CDC has published very worrisome statistics about this upward trend in our culture.
The widely beloved chef, writer and TV host Anthony Bourdain was found dead Friday morning at age 61. Here's a brief look at the work and life that made him an international culinary star.
After you die, some things in your body keep on ticking, this video reveals.
A study of 15,582 elderly Hong Kong community residents suggests a link between robust intellectual activity and avoiding the onset of dementia.
How much money does it take to be happy? How much is too much? These philosophers have a lot to say about money and how it relates to the good life.
The Big Think+ team is thrilled to present 23 brand new videos! The experts featured below are diverse in both their backgrounds and skill sets, ranging from a theoretical physicist […]
As the new Star Wars movie, Solo, premieres, let’s look at the physics of how his most famous achievement might actually be possible. The Millennium Falcon’s greatest achievement, according to […]
To explain what good luck is and how to create your own, Nick Offerman leans on the wisdom of Tom Waits, Socrates, Tom Jefferson and Nick Offerman.
The first step is recognizing that physical, mental, and emotional health are interconnected.
In a major announcement today, NASA reveals that its rover found organic compounds and methane.
While figuring out how to steer her own creative ship, Jessica Abel has learned powerful, practical lessons about how to help others do the same.
A new study has found that those who report faster walking have lower risk of premature death.
Iceland just passed a law that changes its organ donor program from ‘opt-in’ to ‘opt-out’, a move that effectively turns every citizen into a donor unless otherwise specified.
NASA has found organic matter preserved in 3-billion-year-old mudstones at Gale crater on Mars. Is it just a matter of time before life is discovered on the red planet?
New research reveals empirical data on how anti-Muslim sentiment could be nudging some Muslim Americans toward extremism.