The Latest from Big Think

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Do your meetings and brainstorms always end with a pile of decimated ideas? Learn to overcome negativity bias and obstructive tendencies.
You've heard that "perception is reality." Well, it's not. It might even be a hallucination.
The off-kilter war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un reminds us of better, funnier insults.
There was a silver lining for patients who have heart disease or diabetes. 
In the US Army, taking a knee has a special connotation.   
The discovery of a neuron in the brain that acts as the “master controller” of habits could someday change the way we treat addiction and compulsive behaviors.
Is "science broken" or self-correcting? And who is going to do the grown-up thing and fix the game (instead of scoring points within it)?
Frank Ostaseski is a Buddhist teacher and leading thinker in end-of-life care. This is what he's learnt about appreciating life while you have it, and being truly present.
A new study discovers how political party affiliation affects people's beliefs in conspiracy theories.
We used to think of genes themselves as set in stone. But the story is far more complex.  
The first (double) episode has come and gone, but here’s what I hope for the series. “We are what we are, and we’re doing the best we can. It is not […]
If a passenger claims a pooch is a service dog, there’s nothing much anyone can demand by way of proof.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent remarks about the future with artificial intelligence prompted alarm from Elon Musk.
Go back to school, Agora style. Philosophy can train us to respond to life's problems rather than merely react. One such training camp is coming to Baltimore. 
A new study shows the effectiveness of medical marijuana in preventing the abuse of prescription drugs.
Everything is made of quarks, leptons, photons, and gluons, yet everything comes with a finite, non-zero size. “There’s something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the […]
The list of issues reported by Transport for London is shocking.   
Sen. John McCain announced he'll be voting against GOP legislation that would repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Writer Kurt Andersen on passionate kookiness as the American Way.