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Being too optimistic can have real drawbacks, according to a new study that looks at expectations of life that are not grounded in reality.
Summary Shane Battier, a famous sports commentator once recognized as “the 7th smartest athlete in American pro sports” by The Sporting News, shares his insights about advanced analytics and how they helped […]
The U.S. divided into Pacific, Atlantic, Interior and Confederate States
There’s no science in this episode of science fiction… but there’s a lot of suspicious happenings that no one’s noticing. Following up on the best episode of the season, thus […]
This independent zone, with its own regulations and social norms, will be built from scratch on 10,231 square miles of untouched land at a cost of $500 billion.
Civil wars are a particularly brutal type of conflict. Warring sides are trapped inside a single border, the fighting can last decades, and peace may not last once the fighting stops.
From gun control to fun control, these were Big Think's most excellent comments of the week. Be excellent to each other!
Physicists make a new discovery in quantum mechanics, showing nanomagnets can levitate despite a classic theorem that said it's impossible.
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You mad, bro? The way that Facebook (and Twitter) manipulates your brain should be the very thing that outrages us the most.
Do we need quantum gravity? We sure do… and here’s how we’re trying to get there! Our current best theories describing the Universe, general relativity for gravity, quantum field theory for […]
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Are you scared—of flying, the dark, anything? Or are you scared about not being in total control of the situation?
Very sure. Here’s how we know. You’ve no doubt heard that the Universe itself has been around for 13.8 billion years since the Big Bang, and that scientists are extremely confident […]
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Getting rid of the President is a popular subject these days. And Sunstein's advice on the subject can show us the protocol — and the history — behind firing the most powerful man in the free world.
Scientists work out methods for finding the difference between the magnetic moments of protons and antiprotons and see that they’re the same.
Bending, breaking, & blending: How humans remake the world. Neuroscientist David Eagleman on creativity.
A new study shows that adult dogs can learn to distinguish generous and selfish people, but puppies can’t.
The establishment of a colony on Mars seems inevitable given just how many groups are drawing up plans for the red planet. NASA intends on sending manned expeditions in the […]
But if the campaign isn’t successful, this scourge could return with a vengeance.
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After fleeing the LRA in her native Uganda, Igoye came the University of Minnesota. There she began finding resources to combat the scourge of human trafficking.
Each discovery we make seems to raise even more questions. It’s a wonderful example of how science never ends. On August 17th, both the light and the gravitational wave signals from […]