We have an ethical imperative to deploy artificially intelligent robots on the battlefield, says Jerry Kaplan. They keep soldiers off the battlefield and discriminate between civilian and military life.

Tony, Emmy, and Golden-Globe award winning actress and author Mary-Louise Parker on Think Again - a Big Think Podcast, discussing parenthood, Bob Marley, and the limits of empathy. 

What the difference in brain structure between liberals and conservatives? And where do our political convictions come from: rational deliberation, or biological determinism?

Google has announced final design plans for the first modular smartphone, the project Ara. However, Dave Hakkens, who nurtured this idea for a modular device, isn't happy with the final product.

Cooking indoors with solid fuels can lead to a variety of respiratory illnesses, and even death.

A new community planned for Amsterdam will provide all of its own food and energy, without negatively impacting the environment.

How we talk about love has become blurry "low resolution language" (it's life-organizing force is often dissipated on trifles). But looking at richer love language can help us improve our aim. And remind us that universal human rights came from a special kind of love that we all need.  

Kickstarter loves games. Since the crowdfunding site’s inception in 2009, Kickstarter has successfully raised $444 million for this category alone.

It took hundreds of years for Einstein to dethrone him, and even then, he was off by less than 1% of a spectacular prediction.

A cave in France contains man’s earliest-known structures that had to be built by Neanderthals who were believed to be incapable of such things.

Why do so many men default to saying 'I got this' when they really don't?

If free will doesn't exist, is it healthier to believe it does? 

Advancements in stem cells, along with 3D printing technology, have applications in cosmetic safety testing, drug discovery and testing, organ and tissue printing, instant diagnosis and treatment, and so much more. Scientists recently found that baby teeth contain stem cells which can soon be used in these healthcare applications.  

A recent Supreme Court ruling declared that unintentional bias is not only real but harmful. That ruling not only validates the work of cognitive scientists, but paves the way for change. 

Billionaire Peter Thiel is the secret money behind Hulk Hogan's Gawker lawsuit and why it matters.

Breakfast has been made out to be one of the most important meals of the day. It’s taboo to skip it, because of all the wonderful things researchers say this one meal can do to improve our lives. But is breakfast's pedestal deserved?

In 1998, cosmologists got the surprise of a lifetime. Here’s how our Universe would’ve looked without cosmic acceleration. “We’ve known for a long time that the universe is expanding. But […]

Solar flares may have created the conditions that led to life on earth.

For the first time in 130 years, more young adults are living with their parents than with a spouse. Find out why that is and what it could mean for the economy.

The association seems to be significant.