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Unless you plan to try again in 6,800 years, this week is your shot.
We still don’t know how it came to be this way. Every once in a while, we find an object in the Universe that completely mystifies us. For generations, astronomers have […]
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Placing science and religion at opposite ends of the belief spectrum is to ignore their unique purposes.
Studying voice recordings of infected but asymptomatic people reveals potential indicators of Covid-19.
That question is at the heart of the new documentary, "Medicating Normal."
Educators and administrators must build new supports for faculty and student success in a world where the classroom might become virtual in the blink of an eye.
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The discovery pushes back humanity's history with domestication.
A study finds people are more influenced by what the other party says than their own. What gives?
Almost certainly not. Here’s the science of why. The Universe, as we know it, simply doesn’t add up. On the one hand, we can look out on a cosmic scale and […]
Can thinking about the past really help us create a better present and future?
Despite fact check campaigns, anti-vaccination influence is growing.
Watch The Daily Show comedian Jordan Klepper and elite improviser Bob Kulhan live.
Gender and sexual minority populations are experiencing rising anxiety and depression rates during the pandemic.
Here’s how the closest place to “hell” in our Solar System might actually be home to life. From afar, Venus seems like the most uninhabitable planet of all. NASA’s Magellan mission […]
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What we know about black holes is both fascinating and scary.
A new study looks at what would happen to human language on a long journey to other star systems.
Many of the most popular apps are about self-improvement.
Join multiple Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress Judith Light live on Big Think at 2 pm ET on Monday.
How a study on worms pointed the way towards a treatment for dementia.
A new study lays out the case for the damaging effects of stress on orcas living in tanks.