The Latest from Big Think

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Starting and running a business takes more than a good idea and the desire to not have a boss.
After a decade of failed attempts, scientists successfully bounced photons off of a reflector aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, some 240,000 miles from Earth.
Ever wonder how soft hair can dull a steel razor? So did scientists at MIT.
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Don’t miss the summer’s greatest natural sights of all. Some of the natural highlights of our night sky are easy to overlook. Every year, you’ll hear about some of the brightest, […]
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An experiment in Botswana suggests a non-lethal deterrent for predatory lions.
The virus is unlike anything many people have ever experienced.
Everything is being driven apart. But there’s hope of reaching what’s currently so far away. For the first 7.8 billion years, the Universe unfolded exactly as scientists would have expected in […]
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Researchers are using technology to make visual the complex concepts of racism, as well as its political and social consequences.
President Vladimir Putin announces approval of Russia's coronavirus vaccine but scientists warn it may be unsafe.
Maps show the oldest company in (nearly) every country – and a few interesting corporate trends.
A report from the New York Times raises questions over how the teletherapy startup Talkspace handles user data.
Seismic data from 2016 reveals a rare bi-directional boomerang earthquake.
Viewing art that doesn't look like anything makes your brain take extra steps to try and get it.
A clever new study definitively measures how long it takes for quantum particles to pass through a barrier.
Ready to see the future? Nanotronics CEO Matthew Putman talks innovation and the solutions that are within reach.
There could have been life on Mars in the past, but that’s only the beginning of the story. For as long as humanity has been watching the skies, we’ve been fascinated […]