The Sun will eventually become a red giant star, swallowing Mercury and Venus in the process. But what will happen to Earth? There are a few existential questions we can ask […]
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Creating more neural circuits through visual landmarking not only benefits your spatial orientation, it could keep Alzheimer’s disease at bay.
The hard part was keeping the list down to ten.
2019 offers an outstanding selection of books, accessories, and much more for the science-lover in your life! With each passing year, a whole slew of new scientific discoveries, refinements, and improvements […]
A robotic teddy bear could improve physical and emotional outcomes in pediatric patients.
Atheism doesn’t offer much beyond non-belief, can secular humanism fill the gaps?
The spike in measles cases stems from three outbreaks in Washington and New York.
From religious wars to French poison conspiracies to the counterculture, we look at the origins of Satanism.
For decades, one of the Big Bang’s greatest predictions was shrouded in doubt. The answer was always there on Channel 3. When it comes to the question of how our Universe […]
Some basic areas we could all use some improvement in.
Simply getting into grad school isn’t enough. The answers to these three questions can make all the difference. It’s time. You’ve done all your research into schools, completed your undergraduate […]
Building Big Think from little more than an idea to 30 million monthly visitors, co-founder Victoria Rachel Montgomery-Brown knows something about being an entrepreneur. Her idea, together with co-founder Peter […]
Officials have reported 25 confirmed cases so far.
New research identifies an unexpected source for some of earth’s water.
The calorie is the basic unit of measure of food — and it might be off.
Three scientists have produced a map of the world which accurately reflects the size of all the continents. They’re calling the Equal Earth Projection.
Some of them were surprisingly astute.
Some books had a profound influence on Einstein’s thinking and theories.
Lederman helped promote the importance of particle physics to the general public and his research laid the groundwork for the Standard Model.
Maria Konnikova, best-selling author and former Big Think columnist, will be speaking with poker legend Erik Seidel and Big Think president Peter Hopkins at a New York City event on August 1.
We’re a long way from the beginnings of life on Earth. Here’s the key to how we got there. The Universe was already two-thirds of its present age by the time […]
Emotion has an impact on the decision-making process.
Most people think human extinction would be bad. These people aren’t philosophers.
The line between science and pseudoscience is imperceptible to most. Here’s how you can catch it in yourself. When it comes to science, the first principle is that you must […]
This is an extremely rare find; only three similar fossils have been found in the world.
We know that life is possible on an Earth-like world around a Sun-like star. But can it find a way on a Super-Earth? When it comes to the origin of […]
There is a reason why anti-vaxx attitudes are hard to shake, explains a new study.