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A new interactive documentary “How Normal Am I?” helps reveal the shortcomings of facial recognition technology.
Even kids get that a real leader puts others’ interests first.
Poland has become an increasingly unwelcoming place for the LGBTQ community. Fifty diplomats hope to change that.
What do we want to do with convicted criminals? Penology has several philosophies waiting to answer that question.
We’re in an era of ‘megafires’.
MIT Professor Sinan Aral’s new book, “The Hype Machine,” explores the perils and promise of social media in a time of discord.
Would you ever have sex with a robot?
What would happen if you tripled the US population? Matthew Yglesias and moderator Charles Duhigg explore the idea on Big Think Live.
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Researchers say that moral self-licensing occurs “because good deeds make people feel secure in their moral self-regard.”
Money can’t buy happiness, but try being hopeful and broke at the same time.
The 20th century was marked by waves of pro-democracy revolutions. Now, the future of democracy looks uncertain.
The U.S., China, and Russia are in a “vaccine race” that treats a global challenge like a winner-take-all game.
Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire.
Finances can be a stressor, regardless of tax bracket. Here are tips for making better money decisions.
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The electric car manufacturer says updates to its battery design and manufacturing process will help lower production costs.
Well preserved coffins hint towards more discoveries in a famed necropolis.
Archaeology clues us in on the dangers of letting viruses hang around.
People remember when governments lie to them and it lowers their satisfaction in government officials.
Join Radiolab’s Latif Nasser at 1pm ET today as he chats with Malcolm Gladwell live on Big Think.
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If you want flexibility, transparency, and decent health policies, it seems like working in tech pays off.
The Labour Economics study suggests two potential reasons for the increase: corruption and increased capacity.
Breakthrough technology uses multiplexing entanglement to make an ultra-secure quantum internet.
In his new book, “American Rule,” Jared Yates Sexton hopes to overturn a centuries-long myth.
What responsibility should government authorities and Big Tech take in policing the spread of sedition-oriented content?
The survey, performed by Morning Consult and commissioned by Amazon, found a majority of those job seekers want to move into new industries to stay relevant.
A mile-high tower would not just be a new structure, but a new technology.
The major temples seem much more interesting than what also appears on the landscape: apparently random mounds of earth.
New prototype Petri dishes let ordinary scientists in on the advanced technology.
Acorn woodpecker battles over prized territory are serious business.
Less than 1% of all venture capital funding in the US is given to Black entrepreneurs. Now is the time for that to change.