The Latest from Big Think

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We're living longer than ever, but few of us will save enough to afford this historical boon.
The more research conducted on psychedelics, the closer we get to new therapeutic models.
Remember the announcement of a galaxy with no dark matter? It’s just been re-examined, with astounding results. In theory, all galaxies should contain copious amounts of dark matter, with one […]
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Michio Kaku explains the three main sections of the human brain and the trait that he believes to be a key indicator of success in life.
New research provides insights on the effect of the lunar cycles on wildlife behavior.
We can produce more stuff with less labor. So why are we still working?
Psychologists discover why people participate in scary attractions.
The new method appears to be more efficient and cheaper than current carbon capture technologies.
For too long, we've treated racism as a personality trait or a vague systemic menace rather than the result of policies and ideas created deliberately to benefit some groups at the expense of others. As a result, too many anti-racist efforts have collapsed into name-calling sessions, failing to achieve their goals. Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Antiracist, sees a better way.
If they saw us as we were before the recent industrial revolution, would there be any reason to particularly care about us? All across the Universe, trillions of galaxies can be […]
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Overcoming assumptions when it comes to gender and capabilities is the key to a successful society.
The blob that's astonishing science gets its own exhibit.
The Response Act calls on schools to increase monitoring of students' online activity.
The consequences of our climate-cooking habits will burden all future humans.
After a comprehensive study, researchers came to a startling conclusion.
There's something special about islands - in some cases, it's the price tag
Just for giggles, would it be a good idea to have our leaders take shrooms?
It’s one of cosmology’s biggest unsolved mysteries. The strongest argument against it may have just evaporated. The ultimate goal of cosmology contains the greatest ambition of any scientific field: to […]