The Latest from Big Think

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Without expressing and evaluating ideas, we would never be able to determine what's right or wrong.
We're bored, and we've lost our ability to be awestruck and amazed. Let's fix that.
In Canada and Austria, there are some signs that the young Swedish activist is already reshaping the political landscape.
Astronomers have recently discovered the most massive neutron star to date, nearly at the theoretical limit for such stars. But it's only about the size of a small city.
Even before publication, health agencies were asking the journal not to publish the research.
Every object in the Universe is constrained by the laws of physics. Does this mean there are any black holes that shouldn’t exist? When it comes to the objects that […]
Artificial intelligence has proven equal and even better than humans in making some diagnoses.
Some scientists think there may be a hidden, second form of life living right under our noses.
Is former Vice President Joe Biden's "return to normalcy" approach too moderate for Democratic voters?
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Our ability to make predictions about the future distinguishes our level of consciousness.
Witchcraft and pagan spiritualities are on the rise in the United States — especially within mainstream youth culture.
The TESS satellite captures rare images of a cataclysmic event in a faraway galaxy.
The summit of Europe's most active volcano is also the world's only decipoint.
Those silky tea bags might be releasing plastics into your digestive system.
If you thought the Planck satellite just made temperature maps of the cosmic microwave background, this will astound you. The Milky Way, to human eyes, appears as simply a mix of […]
The global inflation rate is currently around 3.6%, but is much higher in these countries
It will be available in select Canadian locations starting Sept. 30.
The new feature uses Amazon's neural text-to-speech technology, which allows it to produce phrases that weren't priorly recorded.