The Latest from Big Think

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Using modern tools, a team of astronomers uses celestial sleuthing to figure out when Vermeer painted his masterpiece "View of Delft."
Some intriguing examples of people grooming the land for the unseen observer above.
American homes are big and polluting. Here's how to fix that.
Our galactic home in the cosmos — the Milky Way — is only one of two trillion galaxies in the observable Universe. Our galactic home in the cosmos — the Milky Way — is merely one among the […]
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The complacent majority needs to step up and call for action on climate change.
Passion makes challenges enjoyable, but it may have little use in schools.
Avocado evolved in the warming climates of Central America during the Neogene period, roughly 10 million years ago.
Researchers discover how to use light instead of electricity to advance artificial intelligence.
A general reorganisation of masculine norms interrupted the shaving-respectability regime.
If Arctic ice continues to melt at its projected rate, the bears will go extinct due to starvation by the end of the century according to a first-ever projected timeline.
Archaeologists suggest this may have been the Americas' "oldest hotel."
A new study from Ohio State University details implicit bias.
Stone stackers enjoy the practice as a peaceful challenge, but scientists warn that moving small stones has mountainous consequences.
It’s 13.8 billion years old, with an uncertainty of just 1%. Here’s how. How old is the Universe? For generations, people argued over whether the Universe had always existed, whether it […]
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COVID-19 may strengthen the case for universal basic income, or an idea like it.
No, its not just to keep you warm with hair you don't have.
We're safeguarding the world's seeds in the Arctic, why not our most precious data?
Worthy returns 2-3x more money than local jewelers and pawn shops.