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Light exists outside of time.

Our Sun will someday run out of fuel. Here’s what it will look like when that happens. The fate of our Sun is unambiguous, determined solely by its mass. If all […]

Here's why stars fade out — and so do we.

There's few domains in life that aren't improved by learning how to cook.

A study found how the "map" for the sense of touch develops in the brain.

Study finds that readers are still the best judge of fake news and misinformation.

It's easy to imagine why people link Heath Ledger's death to his treacherous penultimate role.

Dividing students according to their abilities has little effect on learning and further entrenches socio-economic inequality. Is it time to stop?

With 14 Tony nominations, HADESTOWN is redefining what a Broadway musical can be. Its creator, songwriter/singer Anaïs Mitchell sits down with Jason Gots to talk about the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, making old things new, and leaving her songwriting cave (temporarily) for the theater.

The whole should equal the sum of its parts, but doesn’t. Here’s why. The whole is equal to the sum of its constituent parts. That’s how everything works, from galaxies to […]

Artificial intelligence is a sophisticated tool in the fight against despression.

It might be the biggest conundrum facing cosmology today. But perhaps it’s not a controversy; it might be a clue. https://soundcloud.com/ethan-siegel-172073460/starts-with-a-bang-44-the-expanding-universe/ One of the biggest conundrums in the Universe surrounds the […]

Religion does not have a monopoly on meaning.

All life as we know it relies on carbon and water. But researchers speculate this doesn't have to be the case.

NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller will be at Big Think's studio on May 16th to answer YOUR questions! Here's all you need to know to submit your science-related inquiries.

Research suggests that people with depression find sad music calming — or even uplifting.

Modern capitalism is a "very silly" way of organizing life, says Yanis Varoufakis.

General Relativity had to be right. Here’s how we knew. What happens to light when it passes near a large mass? Does it simply continue in a straight line, undeflected from […]

A new experiment aims to remove the psychological pressures of using Instagram.

Alternative meats are finally hitting the mainstream.