The Latest from Big Think

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Laws can't stand by themselves. Professor James Stoner explains why.
The origin and phylogeny of the Yaravirus are not yet clear.
Is the experience we call "love" felt the same in every language?
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Here's a simple method for finding out whether those shouts are good-natured or not.
The Sun will eventually become a red giant star, swallowing Mercury and Venus in the process. But what will happen to Earth? There are a few existential questions we can ask […]
A recent study on monkeys found that stimulating a certain part of the forebrain wakes monkeys from anesthesia.
One in five people have ended sex because of bad bedroom talk. Here's the data and science on how to do it right.
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Derren Brown returns to the stage with his new live, one-man show, Showman. Check it out here.
It’s been called the biggest conundrum in all of cosmology, and recent measurements just add to the confusion. One of the most puzzling facts about the Universe is that different […]
The CDC estimates that more than 210,000 people in the U.S. have been hospitalized by the flu this season.
Add some color to the internal structures and you've got some eye-popping imagery.
One study says reduce red meat consumption; another says enjoy. Which should we believe?
Cognitive behavioral therapy has the Stoics to thank for inspiring this field.
For over 50 years, it’s been the scientifically accepted theory describing the origin of the Universe. It’s time we all learned its truths. The Universe we know today, filled with stars […]
Physicists propose using time crystals to bring about a quantum computing revolution.
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Technological advances in molecular biology could help fix the planet.
A new dinosaur species related to Tyrannosaurs found in Canada.
Considering strands of liberalism and how each determines right from wrong.