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There may be evidence of super-advanced civilizations in other galaxies who have learned to control the entire energy output of their parent star. And we could start looking for them. 

Maybe it’s because the country’s shape tends towards a square, but Poland’s borders give it a solid, anchored appearance on the map of Europe. And yet those borders are relatively […]

I’m generally not so big in thinking in terms of decades or generations or centuries or hunks of time in general. Consider the Sixties.  Is that decade really characterized by […]

In some crucial areas of human cognition, we don’t know and we can’t fully trust ourselves. On the bright side, Daniel Kahneman’s work shows that the kinds of errors we tend to make are extremely predictable.   

In some crucial areas of human cognition, we don’t know and we can’t fully trust ourselves. On the bright side, Daniel Kahneman’s work shows that the kinds of errors we […]

The redoubtable fashion critic Simon Doonan, author of Gay Men Don’t Get Fat,observes that a unique appearance is a political liability in the United States. Mitt Romney, he observes, is “so handsome that he runs the risk of looking too “plastic...like a TV anchor.”   

The redoubtable fashion critic Simon Doonan, author of Gay Men Don’t Get Fat, observes that a unique appearance is a political liability in the United States. Mitt Romney, he observes, […]

So you want to be Henry Rollins, kid? Bad news. The job’s already taken. The good news is that following Henry’s three golden rules gives you strong odds of success on your own, unique path as an artist/entrepreneur – the one that only you can carve out.  

So you want to be Henry Rollins, kid? Bad news. The job’s already taken. The good news is that following Henry’s three golden rules gives you strong odds of success […]

Here’s how not to put yourself on an exercise regimen: by making a firm resolution, gritting your teeth each day through a 45 minute workout, then grimly enduring a salad.  

Fracking is yet another example of the subjective, instinctive, affective way human cognition deals with risks. 

Here’s how not to put yourself on an exercise regimen: by making a firm resolution, gritting your teeth each day through a 45 minute workout, then grimly enduring a salad.

Alain de Botton sees literature as a series of lenses that can significantly change the way you view the world.

The London-based School of Life’s Bibliotherapy program has a growing fan-base among Londoners who appreciate its relatively low-cost, non-medicalized approach to the anxieties that are characteristic of modern life.

The team behind the 2008 Beijing Bird’s Nest Olympic stadium are at it again. Herzog & de Meuron joined forces with Ai Weiwei to create this summer's commissioned installation at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in […]

The London-based School of Life’s Bibliotherapy program has a growing fan-base among Londoners who appreciate its relatively low-cost, non-medicalized approach to the anxieties that are characteristic of modern life.  

Their are other places in the solar system which might harbor life, say astronomers. Given probable budget cuts, some scientists are criticizing NASA's singular focus on the Red Planet. 

Ideas Gone Wild is a new Big Think blog dedicated to your boldest, bravest ideas. Each week, on Wednesday, we’ll solicit contributions through Facebook on a specific topic. . . . 

Using NASA's Kepler space telescope, astronomers have found an alien solar system that exhibits the same structure as ours, with planets rotating on a single plane around their parent star. 

SETI's new director Gerry Harp wants to see more investment in high-risk, high-reward science. In a recent interview, he discussed how the search for aliens is advancing rapidly.