Subscribe on Google Play, Stitcher, or iTunes Come talk to us on Twitter: @bigthinkagain In this episode: Fear, says National Book Award winner and New York Times bestselling author James McBride, was the most powerful […]

The International Space Station (ISS) has been playing host to many different kinds of microbes as part of a larger study to figure out how bacteria reacts to a microgravity environment and cosmic radiation.

Seismologists are warning about an overdue earthquake. How prepared are we? 

And, at a fundamental level, it can never be one. “Even when Darwin’s teaching first made its appearance, it became clear at once that its scientific, materialist core, its teaching concerning […]

On this week's episode of Think Again, comedian Chris Gethard talks about authenticity and the hunger for small communities in the age of Big Internet. 

New research on the health of bee populations shows that things are still getting worse.

Mass migration is nothing new; the ancestors of modern Europeans themselves came from the Middle East.

A recent study demonstrates significant benefits of teaching young students philosophy.

Many were afraid of California's Public Safety Realignment policy, but research shows that reductions in the prison population haven't increased crime. Here's how perceptions play a big role in what we think about criminal justice.

We are entering a new generation of prostheses. In years to come bionic limbs will become a reality. Soon the paralyzed and amputees will have limbs that they can use as if they were their real arms and legs. Learn more about this development and the technology behind it.

Life is a marathon, says Dr. David Agus. Maintaining longterm brain health is all about having positive social relationships, and scheduling time for the brain to relax.

Not the show, the actual scientific theory itself! “Gamow was fantastic in his ideas. He was right, he was wrong. More often wrong than right. Always interesting; … and when his idea […]

America's vision of security after the 9/11 terrorist attacks excluded domestic threats like gun violence and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, says a former assistant secretary of President Obama's Homeland Security team.

Our collective story is what makes sense of what we perceive.

Venture capitalists 1776 and other partners have created a ranking of the top 25 cities that are ready for the digital economy. Some are straightforward, while others are surprising.

A new study finds that one of the world's most popular painkillers affects the ability to empathize with the suffering of others. 

Everything depends on it, and yet we don’t know it as well as we’d like! “Exploration is in our nature. We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have […]

Music mogul Russell Simmons was close with Donald Trump for many years. He says even if Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton defeats Trump, his effect on our politics will prove lasting.

Whether you have a fixed or growth mindset affects the quality (and future) of your relationships. 

The science behind choosing the right music for being productive.