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Roger Cohen recently argued that despite “the enduring centrality of American power” and “the nation’s immense capacity for renewal,” “even all the right choices for the United States will not […]

Big Think has reached into our archive and also sourced expert opinions from around the Web to showcase the big ideas from each political party. Call it a virtual convention of ideas. 

A Daily Mail article today notes accurately that the 2012 GOP platform on abortion would effectively outlaw many infertility treatments. This is a riddle that’s long intrigued me, and one […]

Charles Darwin's correspondence reveals how he struggled with the work-life balance and how that influenced his decision on whether or not to get married. 

A nanotech "electronic nose" is being tested with small devices to allow detection of airborne toxins before they can harm living beings.

Researchers are using robotics to create machines that will allow babies with motor skill challenges to move themselves. Theoretically, this will help their brain development match that of their typically-developing peers.

But here’s a radical idea: America needs to create an army of hackers to defend cyberspace. And sooner rather than later.

The point of marriage is to grow old with someone and develop a sense of trust. Therefore, Christopher Ryan argues we need to take a "harm reduction approach" over an "absolutist approach."

Christopher Ryan argues that we are hardwired to crave novelty, which leads to infidelity in marriages. Ryan says the way that culture responds to this "natural behavior" causes more problems […]

What's the Big Idea? The idea of keeping a private journal is enjoying a renaissance. Earlier this month, a new app called Everyday.me launched with the goal of collecting your […]

A new iPhone app allows Americans a clear window into the operations and rationale behind the Super PACs that are currently blanketing television's airwaves with campaign ads.

Far from being a science-fiction dream, "future cities" are slowly coming within the grasp of reality. An article reviews a number of different projects from around the world.

Let me see if I can get this all straight. A week and a half ago, presidential candidate Mitt Romney chose Congressman Paul Ryan, famous for coming up with the […]

 The United States has already suffered the worst outbreak of West Nile virus ever, with more than 1,100 people ill and 41 dead. And more illness and death are yet […]

For anyone out there who is running a company, considering starting a company, or even just managing your own blog – we have a message for you: you can no […]

There's been talk in California, Germany, and elsewhere of outlawing circumcision. The only justification, the thinking goes, is religious dogma.  And that's not a good enough reason in a secular […]

Several years ago, a SUNY Albany study linked unprotected sex with elevated mood in college-aged women.  The researchers surveyed nearly 300 female students about both their sexual practices and their […]

“[T]he Author of Nature has determin’d us to receive… a Moral Sense, todirect our Actions, and to give us still nobler Pleasures.” That appeal was made in 1725 by Scottish philosopher […]

There's a lot of uranium in the world's oceans, and the energy industry is one step closer to getting more of it, courtesy of American laboratories' redesign of existing Japanese technology.

Twenty years after Hurricane Andrew, the third iteration of the "Wall of Wind" hurricane simulator provides scientists and construction industry experts with new ways to measure and improve on building material integrity.