The Latest from Big Think

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We have to practice doing nothing more often.
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How to talk to kids responsibly about drugs.
How do we see extremely short-lived stars in places that haven’t experienced star-formation in over 10 billion years? The most fundamental truth about stars is that when they run out of […]
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is updated for the 21st century in a new study.
There are two main types of sexual fantasies. One, however, is more destructive than the other.
The quick test would be a breakthrough in cancer treatment.
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Just because you disagree with something doesn't mean that it isn't true for someone else.
Charles Koch Foundation
With the help of positive psychology and the happiness industry, many of us seem to be running in the exact opposite direction of happiness.
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Here's what it means to be a good leader—no buzzwords, no bullsh*t.
Einstein’s explanation is the only one that works. When Newton first proposed the law of universal gravitation, it marked the very first time that we realized the same rule governing how […]
On Friday, NASA's InSight Mars lander captured and transmitted historic audio from the red planet.
Interactive map reveals the horror — and the patterns — of murder in 14th-century London.
Altria Group Inc., maker of Marlboro cigarettes, said it's taking a 45 percent stake in Cronos Group, a major Canadian medical and recreational marijuana provider.
The project involves a high-altitude balloon, tons of tiny particles and knowledge gained from a violent volcano eruption in 1991.
Luxembourg will offer the world's first fare-free public transit system, but is there really such a thing as a free ride?
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Here's why financial independence doesn't mean free time forever.
It may have been captured by Neptune since it formed, but Triton remains king of the Kuiper belt. Our Solar System is arguably the most well-studied corner of the Universe, with […]
Walgreens now competes with Amazon and CVS in the race to dominate the prescription delivery market.