The Latest from Big Think

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It’s the ultimate way to go… and yet, it still isn’t what you’d expect. There are many terrifying ways that the Universe can destroy something. In space, if you tried to […]
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300 years of industrialization have boosted our IQ scores in one very specific way.
Without a healthy mind, tackling life's challenges becomes exponentially more difficult.
Just because you don't believe in God doesn't mean you aren't superstitious.
In any sufficiently large protest, police officers may "kettle" protesters. Critics say it violates human rights, while advocates claim its one of the few safe tools available to police during a protest.
13.8 billion years isn’t close to enough time, but if we wait long enough, even our Sun will become one. The Big Bang happened approximately 13.8 billion years ago, and it […]
If the only advice you've heard on public speaking is to imagine the audience in their underwear, this article's for you.
 “Doing any sort of creative work takes so much intellectual tussle that if there’s any way you can escape from it, you will.” So says Tina Brown, founder of the […]
The owner's personality was the most important factor in examining the stress-hormone relationship between pet and owner.
Is it time we outlaw circus animals altogether?
New Zealand's recent budget policy puts the health and well-being of its citizens over economic growth.
That's five more unicorns than the previous three years combined.
If you look everywhere between the numbers 1 and 2, you’ll never find 3. Let’s say you have an idea about how our physical reality might be different from how we […]
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Here's how we can use the concept of "impact impression" for criminal reform.
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Templeton Prize winner Marcelo Gleiser on knowledge, the endless frontier.