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Do these five experiments right in your own living room, and explore some of the most baffling phenomena in all of nature. It’s a revolutionary idea that the Universe is made […]
Anyone can develop a great eye for design, according to the designer who led the team that created the iPod.
The US Navy will begin swapping out expensive periscope joysticks in exchange for off-the-shelf Xbox controllers.
Do we really need an imaginary guy-in-the-sky to tell us what’s right and wrong? Not anymore, says Skeptic Magazine’s Michael Shermer.
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Take a moment to stop rushing, and rebel against the cult of being too busy.
The most influential contemporary scientists and their accomplishments.
The season finale gets the one thing Star Trek is famous for — ethics — completely wrong. Life is full of dilemmas whose solutions seem paradoxical. To obtain peace, you must prepare for war. […]
What do hot dogs, the Vatican, and the Large Hadron Collider have in common? They’re all in our random fact roundup where we bring you some favorite facts about three subjects.
John Steinbeck, Kurt Vonnegut, and Maya Angelou all had different approaches to writing. Here’s some of their best advice.
As the saying goes: “A Ronny alone is in bad company”
A new study find a connection between having more testosterone and not liking classical, jazz, or avant-garde music.
Cheddar Man is now complete.
Revolutionaries don’t retire. Passion, not age, predict the will to make positive change happen. July 4 celebrates the Declaration of Independence but it also shows that birthdays are no indicator of who can make a difference.
Diversity in the workplace is a long-standing issue for many companies. Diversity and inclusion training programs aim to help improve interactions between employees with different backgrounds; however, getting the lessons […]
What – if anything – makes metaphysics still relevant? And what’s the relationship between science and metaphysics?
Welcome to Star Trek: Discovery. From science to ethics and more, how does the new series’ debut stack up? “If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a […]
A new C is coming to the C-suite: The Chief Robotics Officer, or CRO. Do I hear laughter or detect an eye roll? Think again. The bots are coming. Business […]
At long last, we’re getting a confrontation with ethics, with science, and with human frailty, not just the Federation at war. “You are… six years old. You are weak and helpless! […]
Scott Aukerman, the co-founder of ‘Between Two Ferns’, developed humor early on as a way disarm bullies. He knows from experience that, in comedy, your intentions really matter.
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There’s no science in this episode of science fiction… but there’s a lot of suspicious happenings that no one’s noticing. Following up on the best episode of the season, thus […]
Why is Machiavelli’s The Prince still relevant today?
Consider the real meaning of nirvana next time you face a crisis.
A new videogame has bad guys that evolve in response to the way you play.
The thoughts on ruthless leadership by Italian politician and writer Niccolò Machiavelli resonate today.
If you have dreams of space, here’s your guide… to more than just school! “I’m coming back in… and it’s the saddest moment of my life.” –Ed White, at the end […]
Cognitive scientist Guy Claxton believes we should think of our entire body as our brain.
Here are this week’s top comments on Big Think content from across the Web.