Search
Latest Articles
The newest essays, interviews, and features from Big Think.
1mins
Positive psychologists have found a series of scientifically-proven ways for you live a happier life.
"China does not have to impose this model on anyone," says Cambridge research fellow Stefan Halper. "It is admired and envied by millions of people in the world beyond the West."
Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below […]
With advances in humanoid robotics making robots capable of increasingly complex functions, it is only a matter of time until they master domains of artistry and virtuoso ability previously considered […]
Today's robots are less intelligent than cockroaches, but advances in quantum computing—transferring information using atoms rather than silicon—could revolutionize the field of AI.
You don't move to a new town, take a new job, or make a new friend to stay the same. But you don't want to lose your soul, either. The […]
When searching for a mate online, singles are more likely to initiate contact with other online singles who are more attractive than themselves. When the market clears, so to speak, […]
When Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama, who works primarily in black and white, encountered a photograph by Mika Ninagawa of Technicolor flowers in close-up during a tour of a museum, he […]
Well, things got busy enough yesterday that the post I was hoping to write just never materialized. Not only did I have the useful academic load, but I also gave […]
Google's next Android-powered phone will contain a chip enabling people to make payments via their handsets. The technology is safer than conventional credit cards.
Religious Americans give a higher percentage of their income to charities and are about 25 percent more likely than secularists to give in the first place. But why?
Why can't you tell when an hour has passed without looking at a watch? Neuroscientists explain why our biological clocks are subjective and susceptible to influence.
A Scottish man in his 60s has become the world's first person to receive injections of foetal stem cells into the brain in order to repair damaged nerve tissue caused by stroke.
State-of-the-art neuro-imaging and cognitive neuropsychology both uphold the idea that we create our "selves" through narrative. In other words, we are our narratives.
Today's top chefs are dedicating their culinary brain power to cashing in on the burger craze. The secret to good taste is high fat content, says The Wall Street Journal.
Exceptions to the trend of scientific progress include research on infectious diseases, space colonization, supersonic transit and commercial fusion power.
As networks of people grow larger, they will usually tend to converge on an accurate understanding of information distributed among them, says a new M.I.T. study.
In his memoirs, Mark Twain criticized counterinsurgency tactics used by the U.S. during the Philippine-American war and called the foreign engagement a 'quagmire'.
'Surrender to the Terrorists, Then Strangle the Economy with Taxes' is the tongue-in-cheek name for a serious plan to create a budget surplus in the U.S. by 2015.
3mins
Genetic testing is advancing rapidly, and we can now find out our risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s. But without a cure or treatment available, what’s the point?