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Explore the discoveries that reveal how the world works, alongside the technologies that extend, reshape, and sometimes challenge what’s possible.
Yes, the Universe is expanding, but if you've ever wondered, "How fast is it expanding," the answer isn't in terms of a speed at all.
Food transport accounted for only 6% of emissions, but the production of dairy, meat, and eggs accounted for 83%
"Stargate" could be used to train the world’s most powerful AIs.
Making up false information is one of the biggest problems with AI, but there are no silver-bullet solutions.
Claims circulating on the Internet — some from dentists' websites — suggest toothpaste isn't necessary for dental health. Is that true?
Is the Universe finite or infinite? Does it go on forever or loop back on itself? Here's what would happen if you traveled forever.
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
"Hardcore History" host Dan Carlin recently spoke with Big Think about the history of humanity's drive to create — and whether or not we can control it.
Across the subterranean United States, not all rocks were created equally.
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“Forget about essences.” Philosopher Daniel Dennett on how modern-day philosophers should be more collaborative with scientists if they want to make revolutionary developments in their fields.
There are so many problems, all across planet Earth, that harm and threaten humanity. Why invest in researching the Universe?
Implanting machine components into human bodies, argues one scholar, could make for a better society.
Aliens are often portrayed in popular culture as humanoid. But in reality, intelligent extraterrestrials might take far stranger forms.
What the breakthrough methods of laboratory research can teach the business world about brainstorming.
The majority of the matter in our Universe isn't made of any of the particles in the Standard Model. Could the axion save the day?
Forensics has reached the final frontier, and could be used to solve future space accidents—or crimes.
This map samples some of the digits that make up the DDC system, invented by the brilliant but flawed Melvil Dewey.
More than 90% of sexually active men will be infected with human papillomavirus in their lifetime. The virus may reduce fertility.
The Universe is 13.8 billion years old, going back to the hot Big Bang. But was that truly the beginning, and is that truly its age?
We may be on the brink of finally seeing human-level intelligence in an AI — thanks to robots.