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The Big Think+ team is thrilled to present 23 brand new videos! The experts featured below are diverse in both their backgrounds and skill sets, ranging from a theoretical physicist […]
As the new Star Wars movie, Solo, premieres, let’s look at the physics of how his most famous achievement might actually be possible. The Millennium Falcon’s greatest achievement, according to […]
To explain what good luck is and how to create your own, Nick Offerman leans on the wisdom of Tom Waits, Socrates, Tom Jefferson and Nick Offerman.
The first step is recognizing that physical, mental, and emotional health are interconnected.
In a major announcement today, NASA reveals that its rover found organic compounds and methane.
While figuring out how to steer her own creative ship, Jessica Abel has learned powerful, practical lessons about how to help others do the same.
A new study has found that those who report faster walking have lower risk of premature death.
Iceland just passed a law that changes its organ donor program from ‘opt-in’ to ‘opt-out’, a move that effectively turns every citizen into a donor unless otherwise specified.
NASA has found organic matter preserved in 3-billion-year-old mudstones at Gale crater on Mars. Is it just a matter of time before life is discovered on the red planet?
New research reveals empirical data on how anti-Muslim sentiment could be nudging some Muslim Americans toward extremism.
A global Ebola pandemic could cause tens of millions of deaths. To prevent this, researchers at Lehigh University have created a predictive model based on the migratory patterns of bats.
Mindfulness at work has been picking up traction in western businesses and organizations in recent years. Major companies like Google, General Mills, Apple, Intel, and Nike are embracing mindfulness in […]
For accurate, factual alerts and updates, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is the most comprehensive, reliable news source you could possibly go to. Since 1983, the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island […]
Most of us show humility in the face of Nature as we flirt with the unknown.
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Physicist Alan Lightman sees something beyond, or even behind, the heavens.
No, these kiosks at McDonald's are not because of the Fight For $15.
On June 7th, the Canadian Senate will vote on Bill C-45. It is expected to pass, making Canada the first of the G7 nations to legalize recreational marijuana.
We often support ideas without knowing quite why. John Stuart Mill reminds us why capitalism can be great for us and why we should be wary of state power.