The Latest from Big Think

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Jewish people living in nearly all European countries report that anti-Semitism has grown in recent years.
Secretary-General António Guterres said corruption is "an assault on the values of the United Nations."
The National Institutes of Health recently began a $300-million study to examine the effects of screen time on developing brains.
China's rise has necessitated a global PR push. It includes influencing how the movies you watch depict China.
More and more research points to a serious mistake we made in how biomechanics works.
We have to practice doing nothing more often.
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How to talk to kids responsibly about drugs.
How do we see extremely short-lived stars in places that haven’t experienced star-formation in over 10 billion years? The most fundamental truth about stars is that when they run out of […]
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is updated for the 21st century in a new study.
There are two main types of sexual fantasies. One, however, is more destructive than the other.
The quick test would be a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
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Just because you disagree with something doesn't mean that it isn't true for someone else.
Charles Koch Foundation
With the help of positive psychology and the happiness industry, many of us seem to be running in the exact opposite direction of happiness.
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Here's what it means to be a good leader—no buzzwords, no bullsh*t.
Einstein’s explanation is the only one that works. When Newton first proposed the law of universal gravitation, it marked the very first time that we realized the same rule governing how […]
On Friday, NASA's InSight Mars lander captured and transmitted historic audio from the red planet.
Interactive map reveals the horror — and the patterns — of murder in 14th-century London.
Altria Group Inc., maker of Marlboro cigarettes, said it's taking a 45 percent stake in Cronos Group, a major Canadian medical and recreational marijuana provider.