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We may not learn and grow beyond the #MeToo era if we keep thinking in black and white, says comedian Pete Holmes.
The iconic 20th-century artist might not sound how you'd expect.
The Ghazipur dump keeps growing and growing every year, catching fire and leaching toxins into the ground. What can be done about it?
Are we witnessing evolution in real time?
“Just tell me what you want me to do, and I’ll do it.” In her Big Think+ video, “Empower Your People — Conversational Moves for Engaging Your Team in Creative […]
Among women, bisexuality is statistically on the rise.
Dark matter’s naysayers latched onto one tiny puzzle. This new find may have solved it completely. Imagine the largest cosmic smashup you can. Take the largest gravitationally bound structures we […]
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Eli Pariser explains why we can't just think of civility as being polite to one another.
Charles Koch Foundation
Bernie speaks again about what democratic socialism means, and raises a debate about what freedom is.
Experts say two emerging meat alternatives will challenge the conventional meat industry.
A surprise on the far side of the Moon.
It's the secret ingredient that makes cooperation—and civilization—possible.
A new study in Spain displays the powerful effects of empathy.
There aren’t any holes in the Universe at all. What actually exists is far more interesting. Somewhere, far away, if you believe what you read, there’s a hole in the […]
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Jonathan Rauch explains why the internet is so hostile to the truth, and what we can do to change that.
Institute for Humane Studies
How can a misfolded protein be behind some of the strangest and deadliest diseases out there?
Stop prescribing advice and start helping people come up with their own solutions.