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The newest essays, interviews, and features from Big Think.

A new law just passed in France has got us thinking about alternatives.
It's not just doctors armed with prescription pads and itchy trigger fingers.
Hawking’s greatest achievement is also the greatest source of misunderstanding. “Maybe that is our mistake: maybe there are no particle positions and velocities, but only waves. It is just that […]
Anonymous targets Donald Trump for his proposed ban on allowing Muslims to enter the United States.
Always wanted the Zen, but without the meditation? Maybe drawing is your path to mindfulness.
These days it's hard to believe there is still moral beauty in the world. This is why we still want to believe, and where we can start looking.
Ice mountains, frozen nitrogen flats and surprisingly familiar features show what the outermost worlds looks like. “We’ve learned that the view of four inner rocky planets and four outer gas giants […]
Nigeria is building houses out of a most unusual building block.
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Mary Beard, one of the world's most respected classical scholars, is the author of a brand-new history of the Roman Empire.
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The rules that govern content/brand relationships with consumers have changed A LOT in a relatively short amount of time.
Richard Feynman's method for understanding science can also be used for detecting pseudoscience.
After hydrogen and helium, the periodic table is full of surprises. “The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.” –Harlan Ellison One of the most remarkable […]
Which makes you wonder what other “candidate worlds” aren’t worlds after all. “These types of systems could be ubiquitous in the universe. This is a really exciting time for planet hunters.” […]
Have we ignored another of the criminal justice system's major issues?
If all the rational arguments argue against American gun culture, then the irrational (sometimes creepy) ones must be to blame for our fatal firearms attraction.