The Latest from Big Think

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metaverse
The Virtual Metaverse will be for gaming and other short duration uses, while the Augmented Metaverse will revolutionize society.
A woman doing therapy on her laptop
The use of AI within mental health services could be a game-changer.
popular baby names
Humans seemingly have opposing desires to fit in and to be unique. The interplay between these might drive the evolution of fads.
Mummy
Scientists used 3D scans to analyze the corpse of Amenhotep I. They discovered that his brain was never removed and that he was circumcised, among other curiosities.
supernova X-ray
The first supernova ever discovered through its X-rays has an enormously powerful engine at its core. It's unlike anything ever seen.
The results of a recent study counter some common claims found in anti-immigration narratives.
Stem cell-derived chondrocytes could be the key to regenerating damaged cartilage.
Distinguishing fact from fiction can be tough, especially when it comes to people as controversial as Stalin. 
A child showing their drawing to the camera
A professor of educational psychology explains what and what not to do.
Earth move
The Solar System isn't a vortex, but rather the sum of all our great cosmic motions. Here's how we move through space.
isolation experiment
This article was originally published on our sister site, Freethink. Fifteen volunteers in France just spent more than a month living in a cave — without any way to tell time — […]
Some stars burn through their fuel as expected, and die of natural causes. But others, instead, get murdered. Here's their story.
Famished, not famous: retrace Orwell’s hunger days, when he was one of the city’s legion of poor foreigners.
space missions
Space missions in 2022 will include massive rockets and asteroid collisions. This is also the year space tourism starts to hit its stride.
dating apps
Dating apps have made it easier than ever to find a partner. Paradoxically, the ease of finding matches means some remain perpetually single.
MIT rover
A levitating vehicle might someday explore the moon, asteroids, and other airless planetary surfaces.
Antarctica
With around 5,000 summertime residents, increased tourism, and a warming planet, it is becoming difficult to protect Antarctica from invasion.
depression paradox
Treatments for depression have significantly improved since the 1980s. So why isn't the rate of depression decreasing?
Newspeak
In Orwell’s dystopian novel, the government uses Newspeak to control thoughts by controlling language. But thoughts do not require language.