The Latest from Big Think

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A satellite with large solar panels orbits above Earth against a colorful space background, where the cosmic clouds resemble the Hand of God carved by a dead star.
The path to exploring the high-energy Universe was clear and compelling. Here's how 2025's cuts are still causing NASA casualties in 2026.
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A new framework suggests that bursts of neural chaos could be the fingerprints of a conscious mind at work.
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Anne Lamott and Neal Allen join us to discuss why embracing constraints can be the best way to find freedom in the craft.
Millikan Lemaitre and Einstein
Not everyone accepts the scientific consensus; some even make careers out of challenging it. But only a select few do it the right way.
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Rubin joins Big Think for a chat about her one-minute rule, why self-knowledge is key to a good life, and more.
Side-by-side images of a nebula in space, showing colorful, wispy gas and dust shells surrounding a bright central region with numerous stars in the background.
Resembling a cosmic brain, the Exposed Cranium Nebula instead shows a dying, massive star, as JWST reveals. Its fate remains uncertain.
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What goes up into low-Earth orbit will eventually come down, bringing huge consequences with it. Be informed, not surprised!
A proactive AI-powered robotic arm holds a coffee cup while another pours milk to create latte art, all set against a grid-patterned background.
Today’s AI is built to respond. The future belongs to proactive systems.
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In traveling through the expanding Universe, particles slow down while light and gravitational waves redshift. What degrades and what won't?
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In this excerpt from Separation of Powers, Cass Sunstein explains how the U.S. Constitution prevents such a concentration of authority from turning democracy into despotism.
particle physics destroy universe
Smashing things together at unprecedented energies sounds dangerous. But it's nothing the Universe hasn't already seen, and survived.
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Your real competitive edge isn’t how smart you are — it’s how quickly you can reinvent yourself when the rules change.
No civilization, no matter how successful, can last forever. What does the non-detection of intelligent aliens mean for our own longevity?
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Throughout history, the ability to tell increasingly believable stories has become available to more people. Kevin Ashton says that’s a blessing and a curse.
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The discovery of CDG-2, a galaxy that's more than 99.9% dark matter, could reveal a new population of ultra-faint galaxies. But is it real?
A hand holds a red square above an eye shape, symbolizing the brain after blindness, with a geometric wireframe cube below on a blue circle, all set against a pale green background.
When people born blind gain sight, the hardest part isn’t opening their eyes — it’s teaching the brain how to see.
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The quiet transfer of human agency in the age of artificial intelligence.
Voyager
No human has ever left the Solar System, and only six already-launched spacecraft will ever exit it. Will Voyager 1 remain the most distant?