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Dr. Charles Grob was the first researcher granted FDA approval to study these drugs.
Clinical studies are underway. How we treat them moving forward matters.
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The countdown is on for our top 10 videos of the year! Want to be smarter than you were yesterday? This video will teach you to have better conversations using 3 key design principles.
Institute for Humane Studies
How the phenomenon of time dilation became very real to me … at a monastery.
Simple changes to your holiday decorations, gifting or travel can make the festive season more sustainable.
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You cannot live on steak and avocados alone, says Jillian Michaels, in this divisive video.
Spoiler: Microbiomes in space!
To create the podcast series "Dolly Parton's America", Jad Abumrad and his producer Shima Oliaee took nine trips into the "Dollyverse"—that complex American multiverse of music and culture that surrounds country singer Dolly Parton. In this episode Jad and host Jason Gots talk about some of the astonishing discoveries he made along the way.
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Our most talked-about video of 2019 features a lesson in nonsensical thinking from none other than Michio Kaku.
A fascinating mathematical structure exists that goes well beyond our common experience. Could it revolutionize physics? Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Universe is that every particle within it — at […]
Big Think has launched a line of apparel and goods that celebrate the life and work of four geniuses.
From "if-by-whiskey" to the McNamara fallacy, being able to spot logical missteps is an invaluable skill.
A new study suggests that a device's night mode may damage sleep hygiene even more.
An online tool listed the home of the Black Panther as a trading partner of the United States.
Here's why scary stories were once an integral part of Christmas Eve festivities.
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Hierarchies of taste exist in our society, but their roots often reflect more than just the quality of work.
There’s real, straightforward science behind the destruction of an Alderaan-sized planet. In all of science fiction, perhaps the most iconic moment of destruction occurs in 1977’s Star Wars: A New […]
With the realization that overdue charges disproportionately affect access for low-income readers, libraries are reconsidering the value of fees.
Big Think has launched a line of apparel and goods that celebrate the life and work of four geniuses.
All this from a wad of gum?