Scotty Hendricks
Contributing Writer
Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.
As it turns out, people who can afford to fly all the time use more energy than anybody else.
Ever had trouble finding reason to get out of bed? Marcus Aurelius has some advice for you.
Winston Churchill had a secret army, and bunkers like this would have hidden them during a German invasion.
Don’t feel like going out to vote? These ten thinkers have something to tell you.
A.I. hasn’t come for our jobs just yet, but it can figure out who is looking for a new one.
Do you get worried or angry? Ever forget to tithe? One minister has bad news for you.
Being ahead of the curve can be a dangerous place. These 7 thinkers were driven from their homelands over it.
We all know somebody who avoids meat. These schools of thought suggest those people are onto something.
The protesters on the street aren’t just taking up space, they carry on a well thought out tradition.
Does a person still get to be “the honorable” if they are tossed out for not being honorable?
An online tool listed the home of the Black Panther as a trading partner of the United States.
No harm done this time, but it’s an ominous occurrence.
“They” has taken on a not-so-new meaning lately. This earned it the scrutiny it needed to win.
America is polarized, but not as much as you might think.
Can changing who delivers your electricity to you solve a slew of problems?
While legalization has benefits, a new study suggests it may have one big drawback.
An Italian firm has put forward an idea for a green city that would be completely self-sustaining, modern, and green.
In a metaphor too apt to be made up, the council has been forced to relocate until the flood waters recede.
A variety of structures exist to both treat employees with more respect and increase productivity.
After living through a terrible epidemic, two inventors have created a self-cleaning door handle.
It’s telling about attempts to save the industry.
Just for giggles, would it be a good idea to have our leaders take shrooms?
The net famously failed to work as planned last year. Now, a new version is making waves.
In hopes of saving their countries, many small nations are making big promises on cutting emissions.
As it turns out, hacking an election isn’t as hard as you’d think.
America’s racial wealth disparity is entrenched, with devastating effects. What if we got rid of it?
With little progress on other avenues to preventing mass shootings, one firm has employed architecture to save students.
How can Innovation Central not manage to solve its own sprawling homelessness?
Can treating addiction as a disease work better than treating it as a vice?
Existential dread, meet astronomical wonder.