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The Canadian professor takes issue with blocking free speech, but is he part of the problem?
A network of devices called MERMAIDs is taking seismographs where they've never been.
Who would've thought that never seeing blue sky would bum you out?
African Americans have always been innovators, despite a long-discriminatory patent system.
Weather isn’t climate. The President isn’t a scientist. And physics is still real. The country is freezing in an unprecedented fashion, and global warming is to blame. Sound crazy? The cold […]
A new book about life under communism reveals an unexpected benefit.
This month's release from Big Think+ is all about diversity and inclusion. These two intertwined objectives are on our minds a lot lately for their importance in the company cultures […]
Lasers solve the mystery of the missing quill.
Psilocybin doesn't just make you trip; it can have lasting effects on how you see the world.
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To cite an anonymous source, a media outlet must first enjoy a high level of credibility.
Not building one means giving up on brute force. We’re not yet ready to do that. There’s a problem with the field of high-energy physics, and it’s the biggest one imaginable. […]
The Polar Vortex was brutal, but not compared to the rest of the Universe.
U.S. laws regulating online speech offer broad protections for private companies, but experts worry free expression may be threatened by "better safe than sorry" voluntary censorship.
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Want a genuine exchange of ideas? Science proves you won't get that in the comments section.
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Think America would never elect a socialist? Think again.
The famed science fiction author coined the term "cyberspace" before it existed.
In 2008, Elon Musk explained which of history's tech geniuses was his role model.
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How activism has led to better data regarding police brutality.