The non-profit org Malaria No More, boosted by a grant from Google, is set to take advantage of Africa's over 1 billion mobile phones in order to fight a disease that kills 400,000 of the continent's children per year.

Former Prime Minister of Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen discusses the coming political ramifications of climate change.

Personal ownership of drones is set to skyrocket in 2015. Here's what you need to know if you're thinking of buying one this holiday season.

The Fermi Paradox, put simply, asks why none of the other supposed alien species in the universe have contacted us. Bill's answer? We're not listening hard enough.

Educators hold up scientists like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Marie Curie as heroes in order to encourage minorities to pursue studies in STEM fields. But portraying these figures as larger-than-life may intimidate students.

What is the future of furniture? Paper and tape. At least that's the solution coming from Bulgarian designer Petar Zaharinov, whose latest line of furniture is made entirely and solely of these two components. 

The Venerable Losang Samten, a renowned Tibetan scholar and a former Buddhist monk, stresses the virtues of being mindful, kind, and patient.

The research linking fast food to obesity is well-known, but new studies show it may be impacting early brain development in children.

Much of what we were taught in school about how to learn has been shown to be comparatively ineffective, so what actually works?

How do you go about debating an issue with a conspiracy theorist? Political scientists say facts will end the conversation before it even begins--empathize with them if you want a meaningful discussion.

"I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness."

Antarctic penguins have had the run of the continent, isolated and unexposed to new pathogens. But a wave of tourism may be threatening penguin populations with disease.

Hugs may have healing properties (beyond making you feel warm and fuzzy). This flu season add a hug a day to your regimen--it may help lessen your cold symptoms, according to one study.

A propensity to worry indicates a strong ability to consider the past and future in precise detail, perhaps explaining why worriers also tend to be more intelligent.

Parents who buy their teens inexpensive first vehicles are putting them at higher risk of accident and injury, often because the cheapest cars are old and lacking modern safety features.

On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will cross the USA. Start planning for it now. “Astronomers are greatly disappointed when, having traveled halfway around the world to see […]

In case you missed it from earlier this week, former NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Big Think to discuss how NATO deals with terrorist threats and what the international community must do to combat ISIS.

A new study shows that while the vast majority of American teens are using Facebook, less than 10% of them trust the social media site to protect their personal information.

A peek into the archives at the New York Public Library reveals the many (often zany) search queries lobbed at librarians in the pre-internet age.

A Chicago Tribune study suggests that the city's red light camera system, intended to make roads safer, are causing more accidents resulting in injury than before.