Sebastian Junger takes a big-picture look at depression, PTSD, and the importance of the tribe in his new book.

The atmosphere is on the mend, according to an article published in Science. It took almost 30 years for the ban on ozone-depleting substances to work and scientists are saying the ozone could be completely healed by the middle of the century.

Combined with Hubble, it creates our longest-baseline view. “It used to be that Pluto was a misfit. Now it turns out that Earth is the misfit. Most planets in the […]

Tesla announced it’s semi-autonomous Autopilot system was involved in its first deadly crash on May 7, 2016. This marks the first fatality involving an autonomous vehicle. However, this tragedy should not hinder progress.

Emotional hacking is real with implications toward mental health. What if this got into the wrong hands? We could be joyously enslaved without the emotional countenance to fight back.   

A list debunking commonly believed falsehoods, misconceptions and just bad ideas.

The conflict between faiths is one good reason to doubt God’s existence.

There’s a small rock orbiting our planet more distant than the Moon we know. Does that mean we have two Moons? “You can be the Moon and still be jealous of […]

Most amusement parks like Disney and Six Flags pride themselves on being family friendly attractions. These parks do not.

An expansive new study makes clear the extent of the problem and the importance of parents in avoiding teen drug use.

Andrew Newberg, director of research at Jefferson Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, explains the five steps along the path to enlightenment.

Playing many different characters, Tony and Obie award-winner Sarah Jones responds to surprise "big ideas" in Think Again podcast's first ever live show at NYC Podfest

It’s more than a conclusion that most scientists agree on; it’s the basis for all the science we do now! “Those who know that the consensus of many centuries has sanctioned […]

Wherein moral conundrums could determine the fate of millions — and how a psychopath might respond to them. 

In Queer Virtue, gay Episcopal priest Elizabeth M. Edman argues for a new take on this old religion.

Demagoguery, colonizing Mars, and the perpetual pendulum of party politics. Princeton Historian Sean Wilentz on the Think Again podcast

Australian researchers have found that fiber can help lessen the reaction to food allergies, and even cure a person of them.  

Nikhil Goyal examines the flawed US school system, bringing to light a lack of democracy, still-legal corporal punishment, and neglect by the media and presidential candidates.

Big Think teams up with Hyper, a new premium video app that curates 10 videos each day, with no buffering or data depletion.

Henry Rollins talks about how fear of winding up starting in The America drove his to his remarkable career.