The Latest from Big Think

Text reading "The Latest" in a large, serif font on a light background.
A new study of Minnesota-based marathon runners calls into question how heart-healthy endurance running is. 
Some people like going to bed early in the evening and waking up at the crack of dawn. Others are most alive after the Sun has set, preferring the darkness […]
These results may help us build robots that humans respond more positively to.
Communication is at the core of any organization’s day-to-day activities. Every email, text, tweet, face-to-face chat, report, phone call, and so on is a part of a business’ communications. Without […]
A groundbreaking experiment proves a key tenet of Einstein's theory of gravity. 
This usually occurs inside the hottest places in the universe, such as in the heart of a supernova.
The Brazilian government has been trying to answer this very question in its ever-growing prison population, which has doubled since the year 2000. 
If you've ever wondered which part of physics covers which part of space, fret no more. Here is an awesome map that lays it all out.
Could neuroscience help a Jeffrey Dahmer or a Ted Bundy become... better people?
What's really involved in snuffing out a country’s nuclear capabilities—and is that the right war to be waging?
You don’t have to wait for 2018 to know that it likely won’t be a year with 25+ magnitude 7.0 earthquakes. A new story based on a fascinating scientific paper […]
Psychology professor Frank T. McAndrew writes that the type of ghost you see depends on the religion you have faith in. 
Thanks to NASA’s HiRISE camera, prepare to see Mars in a whole new light. Twelve years ago, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched. The descent of Mars Science Laboratory (i.e., the Curiosity […]
It's that time again. Are you ready to throw down the wit-gauntlet and put those potently chucklesome or chin-strokingly insightful words to fingertips? 
A report on the effects of global automation highlights the dramatic changes over the next 13 years.
A black and white photo of a man with a mustache.
In 1922, Albert Einstein explained how to live a happy life to a bellboy in Tokyo.
This polymath's papers—full of personal and scientific revelations—have joined the World Register.