The Latest from Big Think

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Interventions can make the most difference when Alzheimer’s is detected early.
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Philosopher Lee McIntyre discusses the dangers of disinformation, how such falsehoods spread, and what we can do about it.
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Pure cinema is about removing redundancy so that even the smallest detail serves a purpose in relation to the bigger picture.
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With ~400 billion stars in the Milky Way and 6-20 trillion galaxies overall, that makes for a lot of stars. But not as many as you'd think.
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Language influences how you visually process the world, which in turn influences your memory of it.
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Simple "nudges" to remind people to show up for court could help keep thousands out of jail.
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The brain implant lets her talk four times faster than the previous record.
The region of Catalonia has been at odds with greater Spain for over 300 years. The prospect of autonomy remains a distant and fading dream.
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Experts say it’s likely space junk—and there’s plenty more where that came from.
Today's popular weight-loss drugs could soon be joined by brain stimulation and gene therapies.
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The biggest, brightest galaxies are the easiest to spot, but the tiniest ones teach us about how the Milky Way assembled and grew up!
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Is true equality achievable — or even desirable? Go on a journey through the strange and unsettling "Land of Justice."
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A new book envisions an encounter of minds between the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, the physicist Werner Heisenberg, and the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
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There’s really only one mistake you can make: continue doing the same thing you already know is hurting you and expect a different result.
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American students are being compelled to specialize earlier and earlier. Here's what it takes to build a successful physics foundation.
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Art isn't a side note in human history; it's the main text.
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Medical psychologist Catherine Monk explains how prenatal mental care benefits both mothers and babies.
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Being a good leader requires emotional capital, which is one reason why many bosses are so bad at it.