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The newest essays, interviews, and features from Big Think.

Who would prefer a 30-hour work week? A lot of people, it turns out.
Cranston won his second Tony Award for portraying Howard Beale in the play Network.
Research finds that only 10% of cities worldwide are affordable.
New experiments look to the interplay between neutrons and magnetic fields to observe our universal reflection.
Nematodes demonstrate that neurons can influence offspring's genetics.
Average waiting time for hitchhikers in Ireland: Less than 30 minutes. In southern Spain: More than 90 minutes.
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Expect emotional warfare where there are high-conflict people.
If we could see in three dimensions instead of two, we’d never have thought otherwise. Perhaps the most famous sight of a dying star is the Ring Nebula, discovered in […]
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Why did government officials stop psychedelics from reaching mainstream culture?
Just when you thought the student loan crisis couldn't get any worse.
A majority both disapproves of him and think's he'll win next year. What gives?
With MIND IN MOTION, psychologist Barbara Tversky offers a stunning account of movement in the world as the foundation of abstract thought, from logical problem-solving to taking other people's perspectives. We discuss gesture, abstract art, animal intelligence and much more.
It’s the ultimate way to go… and yet, it still isn’t what you’d expect. There are many terrifying ways that the Universe can destroy something. In space, if you tried to […]
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300 years of industrialization have boosted our IQ scores in one very specific way.
Without a healthy mind, tackling life's challenges becomes exponentially more difficult.
Just because you don't believe in God doesn't mean you aren't superstitious.
In any sufficiently large protest, police officers may "kettle" protesters. Critics say it violates human rights, while advocates claim its one of the few safe tools available to police during a protest.