The Latest from Big Think

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It’s far less likely to wander into bizarre lies, emotional rants, and manipulative tangents.
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Marburg virus, like its cousin Ebola, causes severe disease, with fatality rates ranging from 22% to 90%.
A map and timeline of Flight MH370
Instead of giving the 239 suffering families and the public a true story, Netflix exploited a horrifying tragedy to push conspiracy theories.
a polar bear rolling around on its back.
The jail environment teaches the animals that approaching humans results in a boring and annoying experience.
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At least one of Earth's creatures is able to survive the vacuum of space.
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The simulation hypothesis is fun to talk about, but believing it requires an act of faith.
DUNE neutrino detectors
If there are three neutrino species, all with different masses, then how is energy conserved when they oscillate from one flavor to another?
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About 2.5% of women and 2.2% of men in the U.S. meet the criteria for body dysmorphic disorder.
Science cannot help us understand or describe first-person experience. Zen koans are a powerful form for helping us reach that description.
financial planning
Financial illiteracy can become a significant problem. But it’s a problem with a clear solution.
Million Stories
When it comes to handling our emotions, we can’t afford to be none the WISER.
Albert Einstein and Isidor Kohn
How scientists found out that we live in a cosmic aquarium.
Individual development plan
Why implementing an individual development plan process is a smart move for organizations today, and how to get started.
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So far, two papers have been retracted, and a third is under investigation. Accusations of plagiarism appear convincing.
nasa merge black hole
When supermassive black holes merge, they emit more energy than anything else to occur in our Universe except the Big Bang.