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It could add $83 billion to the U.S. economy in 10 years—and that's a very conservative estimate.
Every star dies, but not every would-be star really lives. “The origin and evolution of life are connected in the most intimate way with the origin and evolution of the stars.” […]
A US-based company is genetically creating proteins similar to bovine collagen to make leather from living cells without the need of animals.
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We hear the term "disrupted" a lot. But what does it mean, and why does the fear of change it represents perfectly describe how President Trump won in 2016?
Researchers for the U.S. military are studying salamanders and other animals to discover how they can regrow lost body parts.
Another week, another chance to stick our comment-boots on and wade out deep into the Big Think Facebook page to cherry pick our favorites for the week.
Turns out, organisms may be using quantum mechanics to gain evolutionary advantages.
A state-run Chinese space company announced plans for supersonic "flying" trains.
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How do you spot terrorism before it happens? Look for patterns in what might seem like unlikely places. Like the living wage of a border guard.
Scientists are calling the results of such fortifications "bionicomposites."
Many sci-fi technologies will remain in the realm of fiction unless physics changes. But some experiments could uncover just that! “Imagination makes us aware of limitless possibilities. How many of us […]
This could end the days of suffering through cancer treatment.
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Do animals feel pain? Well, yes. Obviously. They may even feel pain a lot stronger than humans do.
Advancements in creating artificial meat raise questions.
Earthquake? Nuclear explosion? Fission or fusion? We know, even if world leaders lie. “North Korea has taught a great lesson to all the countries in the world, especially the rogue countries […]
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The most revelatory answers in life come from complex, diverse populations. Technology can open our eyes to what we're missing and destroy our subconscious biases in one fell swoop.
Hans Monderman believed that societies could make roads safer by making drivers more uncertain, and therefore alert.
We're talking Ghost in the Shell type of stuff.
A new study offers a theory of how the Universe was filled with visible light, up to a billion years after the Big Bang.