The Latest from Big Think

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A group of women adopting new technologies.
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line. 
attosecond spectroscopy research center laser
Our greatest tool for exploring the world inside atoms and molecules, and specifically electron transitions, just won 2023's Nobel Prize.
Aliens contemplating the apocalypse in a field with a castle in the background.
There's nothing like the end of the world to make you a philosopher.
warp drive analogy
In the quest to measure how antimatter falls, the possibility that it fell "up" provided hope for warp drive. Here's how it all fell apart.
An American Bully dog with a leash in the woods.
When the UK bans the American Bully XL this year, it won't rely on science to identify them.
A black and white photo of two men walking down a path in Papua New Guinea.
Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese recruited native New Guineans to their campaign.
Three men in suits and hats talking to each other, uncovering plot holes.
Want to write a time-travel story? Do so at your own risk.
A group of children engaging in eclipse activities by wearing sunglasses and looking at the sun.
On Saturday, October 14, a solar eclipse crosses North and South America. Here are 4 quick, easy, low-tech activities for everyone to enjoy!
A woman wearing a sleep apnea mask with a bottle of water.
If not treated, the disorder drastically increases one's risk of death.
A man sitting in a leather chair, contemplating psychology.
Recent high-profile instances of fraud in psychology have led some to wonder if there's anything useful about the field at all.
A 3d image of a blue and red sphere.
Seventy-five years after the anomaly's discovery, scientists have finally figured out why sea levels are so much lower here.
Four egyptian sarcophagi with animal heads emitting the smell of ancient Egyptian mummies.
The stench of death is actually fairly pleasant.
A man and a monkey named Ivanov kissing in the ocean.
In an attempt to prove Christianity inferior to communism, a Soviet scientist hoped to play God.
A painting challenging perception with the words 'c'est pas une pipe'.
Defamiliarization is a common tool in the arts. Here we learn how seeing things from a different angle can lead to billion-dollar success.
A man surrounded by clocks in a room.
In a world without clocks, people used common activities in place of time units. How long it took you to go to the toilet mattered.
A post-career world with a desk holding a laptop and hand holding a pen.
In work and life, the rules of success are being redefined.
LL Orionis bow shock nebula
The laws of physics don't prefer matter over antimatter. So how can we be certain that distant stars & galaxies aren't made of antimatter?
A woman with a blue lightning bolt in her face.
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
An artist's rendering of an alien planet and a red star.
Within the next few decades, we may well have hard evidence for the existence of alien life on worlds light-years distant from Earth.
A silhouette of a woman standing in front of a computer screen, showcasing generative AI technology for business.
We used to think, "That email isn’t going to write itself." But now it can, thanks to AI. And there's so much more, from coding to marketing.