The Latest from Big Think

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The NSA's ability to get records from telecommunications companies just changed, and that's a good thing.
A drug is going into human testing that could prevent rapid aging.
The best-selling Christmas toy embodies and encourages acceptance of surveillance as a necessary aspect of modern life.  
An update on the star 1,480 light-years away that gave us hope we weren't alone in the universe.
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Today's #TuesdaysWithBill answer serves as affirmation to grandparents everywhere.
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When two of the largest cosmic structures crash together, the effects show up everywhere. Everywhere, that is, but the dark matter. “It may be that ultimately the search for dark matter […]
The picture is real, but the UFO explanation? Surely we can do better. “It’s almost like I feel I’m just moving there, and I’m not coming back.”-Scott Kelly On his 233rd […]
Robert Dear's murders at a Planned Parenthood are only the latest in a long string of terrorist attacks by Americans. 
If they eat everything they come in contact with, how do quasars shine so bright? “Twinkle, twinkle quasi-star.Biggest puzzle from afar.How unlike the other ones.Brighter than a billion suns.Twinkle, twinkle, quasi-star.How […]
In Albuquerque and London, organizations are using small-scale employment to give homeless people another chance.
New research suggests that converting all of our energy to renewable energy might actually be possible by 2050.
Chances are you wound up following Starts With A Bang here on Medium because of something we said, wrote or shared about the Universe. Chances are you love the natural […]
This weekend, StoryCorps is asking us to interview our older relatives about their lives and upload it to the Library of Congress. What a wonderful way to spend your holiday.
Happy Birthday To The Person Who Literally Brought Us The Entire Universe “Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.” -Edwin Hubble As […]
Contrary to public opinion, Kansas isn't the flattest state in the Union — yet.
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Political discourse in Britain has devolved toward ludicrousness. Filling the gap is a generation of keen, talented writers presenting weighty ideas on stages across the nation.