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Reihan Salam was raised informally as a Muslim, but isn’t particularly religious. So what brings out his "boosterish" zeal?

For the conservative journalist, high school debate was a transformative experience. We asked which pundits make the most formidable arguments—from either side of the aisle.

A conversation with the writer and fellow at the New America Foundation.

Contrary to popular opinion, men are just as likely to suffer from depression than women—they just repress it, sometimes with fatal results.

Males are less likely to make it through the embryonic state and more likely to develop a wealth of disorders and diseases.

The masculine chromosome is unique in its inability to repair itself, making it exceptionally prone to mutation and pollution.

A conversation with the professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University.

The battle for control of the Republican Party continues. Earlier this week, 10 Republican National Committee members circulated a resolution aimed at making sure that every Republican supports "conservative principles […]

Ebay has mapped out its Black Friday transactions. It’s was a real east-of-the-Mississipi kind of day. Let’s all give thanks for a robust 2nd Amendment. Animal rights activists react to […]

Graham Greene'sThe Quiet American and Antonio Giustozzi's Decoding the New Taliban — two books that I've started more or less simultaneously — are jostling in my brain. In the very […]

When Marvin Zuckerman was developing his theory of sensation-seeking, his college friends provided a handy prototype.

Why is isolation so dreadful for humans? As the clinical psychologist points out, it interferes with one of our brain’s basic needs.

As the psychologist explains, a very basic learning pattern stands as the basis for the increasingly violent nature of cinema.

A psychologist explains why those equipped with a strong novelty-seeking gene tend to exhibit unconventional thinking—something that is clear as much in street criminals as scientists.

Since the days of hunting and gathering, males have been hardwired to seek out novelty and risk. Yet in today’s society, this trait often proves fatal.

A clinical psychologist explains the biological basis of novelty-seeking behavior and its importance in evolutionary history.

Big Think sits down with the Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware.

It's Black Friday here in the U.S., the worst shopping day of the year. Do yourself a favor and check out an alternate reality: the Rev. Billy's Church of Life […]

Thanks giving for President Barack Obama was largely about thanking the armed forces giving their lives in Afghanistan.

Political leaders in Iraq are seeking to avoid disagreements on how to conduct a national election which would delay the vote even further.