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History & Society
Trace how culture, power, and ideas shape societies across time.
Architecture in the age of AI — argues professor Nayef Al-Rodhan — should embed philosophical inquiry in its transdisciplinary toolkit.
Is a repressed memory always so bad?
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“We control nothing but influence everything.” Political scientist Brian Klaas on how every decision we make – both massive and miniscule – shapes our futures.
"We should be informed and educated about the risks of AI, but we can’t be afraid,” Khan Academy founder Sal Khan told Big Think.
The near and far sides of the Moon are so different from each other, and no one is sure why. New lunar samples could confirm a wild theory.
The evolution of quantum technology is far from over.
TikTok and its allies won't go down without a legal fight.
Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower is poised to become the world’s tallest building. What’s behind the century-plus drive to build ever taller skyscrapers?
Is there a force keeping humanity in check?
Gravitational waves carry enormous amounts of energy, but spread out quickly once they leave the source. Could they ever create black holes?
A researcher weighs in on who’s accountable, when and why, in the eyes of the law — and whether the measures work as intended.
The Moon is the most likely place for evidence from the dawn of life on Earth to be preserved in cold storage.
Should social media platforms have the right to decide what speech to allow online? Should the government?
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Dr. Jen Gunter debunks the most common myths about menstruation.
Are fava beans and chianti really the best pairing for human liver?
The Universe's history, from cosmic inflation to the Big Bang to the present, is known. But whether it's infinite or not is still a mystery.
An excerpt from renowned neuropsychologist Nicholas Humphrey’s book “Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness.”
The future belongs to complexity.
Although the Big Bang occurred at an instant in time long ago, we still see the light from it. Will the evidence ever disappear completely?
Known as hypervelocity stars, we originally thought just one would be ejected every 100,000 years. The real number is much greater.