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Last month, I published with Dietram Scheufele "The Polarization Paradox: Why Hyperpartisanship Promotes Conservatism and Undermines Liberalism." We detail in the article how liberals have become more like conservatives in their political […]
A recent study examining social networks' influence on individual behavior found that online pressure from friends to vote inspires more people to go to the polls.
The Big Think editors have written an official reply to my post criticizing their decision to hire Satoshi Kanazawa. Whatever else I may think of that choice, I appreciate that […]
I was working on an essay not long ago and came across a comment from Twilight author Stephenie Meyer that in her novels she wanted to write about “love, not […]
California-based Blue River Technology has raised over $3 million to commercialize its robot weedkiller, which works using a combination of machine learning and computer vision.
There may be no American artist so linked with specific places and the history of those places as Andrew Wyeth. Wyeth spent his summers in Cushing, Maine, but the other […]
Researchers at MIT have created a communications network for autonomous cars that let them "see" what any other car in the area is seeing upon request. Multiple "eyes"create a continuous and widespread 3D view.
Using a special kind of ink that can only be seen in infrared light, invisible quick-response (QR) codes can now be printed onto regular documents, making them harder for counterfeiters to duplicate.
On the second half of my U.K. trip, we spent a few days in the lovely city of Edinburgh, the capitol of Scotland. My wife Elizabeth has written a thorough […]
In 1937, Nicaragua and Honduras almost went to war… over a stamp.
Relax, says Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit. You can’t beat your Facebook addiction into submission – so schedule it into your work day.
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Relax, says Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit. You can’t beat your Facebook addiction into submission – so schedule it into your work day.
Ed: Brian O'Neill, the co-founder of Waq al-waq, returns home with this piece on today's attack on the US Embassy in Sanaa. (Before we start, I’d like to thank Greg […]
We're simply not good at apologizing. It's awkward at best, says Alain de Botton, and at its worst an apology could lead to "an escalation in anger." That is why atonement is effective, as a ritual of mutual apologies.
A team of scientists has come up with a way to make voice authentication simpler and, at the same time, much more secure.
In his blog post yesterday, Big Think's own Adam Lee called into question the editorial standard that would have us introduce evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa as our newest blogger. Kanazawa […]
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While strife is bound to happen between different religious communities, there is no occasion to apologize. Alain de Botton says it's awkward to apologize, after all. "This could lead to […]
A company is taking orders for its new skateboard, billed as "the lightest electric vehicle in the world." With a small remote and motor-activated braking, it could appeal to environmentally conscious people who've never skated before.
Drew Nelles has written a fascinating article detailing our species’ history of tackling “criminal activity” of animals. Today, we commonly hear of everyday stories of dangerous animals being “put down”. […]