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It’s a supergiant star in the final stage of its life, and it just dimmed by an enormous amount. What’s going on? When you take a look at the stars in […]
A punishment is handed down for performing shocking research on human embryos.
The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.
In his new book, The Deep History of Ourselves, Joseph LeDoux explains where we come from.
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Next up on the countdown at #2, the world's next superpower might just resurrect the Middle Ages.
We all have obstacles to overcome in pursuit of our goals. For Santa Claus, it’s clear that science is the key. Of all the challenges we face in our work, perhaps […]
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A photo showing two Alabama police officers bragging about a "homeless quilt" made from confiscated panhandling signs raises questions about the constitutionality of panhandling.
You've likely heard of solar energy, but what is osmotic energy?
Study identifies predictors of which students are likely to do well in education.
Charity and volunteering not only benefit the recipient but help you become happier and healthier in the new year.
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Third on the Big Think 2019 countdown reveals this is what the world will be like if we do not act on climate change.
Astronomy’s enduring quest is to go farther, fainter, and more detailed than ever before. Here’s the edge of the cosmic frontier. Astronomers have always sought to push back the viewable […]
Russian astrophysicists propose the Casimir Effect causes the universe's expansion to accelerate.
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Taking the fourth spot on Big Think's 2019 top 10 countdown is the question: Evolutionarily speaking, is being gay still something of an enigma?
"I've got Santa on the phone and he says he's not coming unless you go to bed now."
Christmas Day is the least popular birthday in several countries.
Does a person still get to be "the honorable" if they are tossed out for not being honorable?
A 2020 space mission wants to use zero gravity to disable some of the hardest cancers to fight.