It’s the most fundamental fabric of the Universe itself. But how does it work? “‘Space-time’ — that hideous hybrid whose very hyphen looks phoney.” –Vladimir Nabokov When it comes to understanding the Universe, there […]
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What kind of madman would run a business on the mindset that all attempts to fail must be made as quickly as possible, as only then could they succeed? Meet Dr. Astro Teller.
Five hundred years after the Reformation, a new book on Martin Luther reminds us how long the notion of a soul has influenced our lives.
Hydrogen is #1, Helium is #2. Who’s number 3? Hint: it’s not #3 in the periodic table! “It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign […]
So far, 549 separate paraphilias have been officially identified.
The 20th century held some incredible advances across all the science. But astrophysics’ best days are yet to come. “When we have found how the nucleus of atoms is built up […]
A new nonprofit organization aims to elect more scientists to the U.S government.
Dying is expensive, but it shouldn’t be so.
It’s not that the brain is a quantum computer, but that we can use quantum theory to explain it.
“Human ambitions have no limits,” the Sheikh announcing the project said.
President Trump disagrees with scientific consensus on a number of issues, and currently there are no scientists in the Senate. But geneticist Dr. Michael Eisen plans to change that in 2018.
An affectionate sendoff for popular beloved global-health statistician Hans Rosling.
20 years before Sally Ride, Valentina Tereshkova set the bar. She’s still amazing after more than 50 years. “A bird cannot fly with one wing only. Human space flight cannot develop […]
A spoonful of sugar has always made the medicine go down – but shouldn’t we be asking whether we need this type of medication in the first place?
Rates of crime and recidivism in America are very high. One Cleveland-based French restaurant, however, leads the way in helping ex-cons to thrive and not reoffend after their sentences.
Here are this week’s top comments on Big Think content from across the Web.
Sometimes, designing a careful experiment and measuring absolutely no effect can be the most important result of all. “It appears, from all that precedes, reasonably certain that if there be any […]
You don’t have to detect a particle to know that dark matter is real. “You may hate gravity, but gravity doesn’t care.” –Clayton Christensen In the 1970s, Vera Rubin’s observations showed […]
Neuroengineering, defined as the application of engineering principles to neurological problems, then becomes how we engineer our relationship with existence itself.
A ban on fast food would save multitudes more than the travel ban ever could.
Team leaders often think about ways they can increase motivation – but little thought goes into how they might be killing it.
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Scientists are conflicted about what causes car sickness, which may make a workaround difficult.
Physicists finds evidence from just after the Big Bang that supports the controversial holographic universe theory.
Life may not be a rarity after all, but the result of a certain set of conditions.
And when you demand ‘perfectly identical,’ just how high of a bar are you setting? “Lives are snowflakes — unique in detail, forming patterns we have seen before, but as like one another […]
The environmental legacy of this generally disgraced President is second to none.
The Onion founding editor Scott Dikkers says every joke can be categorized in one of 11 “funny filters.”
Since the March for Science was planned, it’s been mired in controversy from both supporters and those who think it’s politicized.
In 1987, the nearest supernova seen in nearly four centuries lit up Earth’s skies. Here’s what it looks like today. “When a star goes supernova, the explosion emits enough light to […]
The times in history when science was deadly and dangerous.