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What is the Big Idea? Chinese authorities have shuttered the 42 websites and more than 210,000 posts about a major political scandal rocked the country,Agence France Presse reported. A three-line announcement on the official […]
Scientists have made a breakthrough in building quantum communication networks. The research could eventually be used to build a quantum Internet, says the study's director.
Democratic operativeHilary Rosen got into trouble the other dayfor saying that Ann Romney had “never worked a day in her life.”Her comment’s getting widely criticized as rude. I think it’s […]
The democratization of innovation is enhancing the way small companies and new innovators are doing business. Big companies have to "dance" in order to keep up.
The great surge of modernization in the ancient land of India is generating enormous stress for the multitudes who are striving to cash in on the new opportunities for prosperity.
When Rick Santorum dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination, it removed the last real obstacle standing between Mitt Romney and the nomination. The race has really been […]
Google is not the only company working on augmented reality glasses. In fact, there are six products available for purchase, ranging from skiing goggles to manufacturing applications.
It is no stretch to say that Jonathon Keats is Big Think's favorite living artist, experimental philosopher, or what you will. This is a man who has attempted to genetically […]
Computer performance has doubled roughly every 18 months since the 1970s. But computers' energy efficiency has also been doubling, which may prove to be the more important development.
The experimental wing of the Pentagon has issued a $2 million prize for a robot that can assist in disaster response. Tasks may include closing a leaky valve and driving a utility vehicle.
Jason Silva is excited about the future. A futurist, filmmaker, and self-described "epiphany addict," Silva is the creator of a series of powerful short videos about emerging technology that aim […]
When the Concorde was retired in 2003, our technological ambitions had been checked by practical concerns about noise, cost and fuel consumption. Today, engineers are working on new solutions.
Three things stood out to me yesterday amid all the Trayvon Martin related hoopla surrounding the arrest of George Zimmerman on a charge of murder in the second degree. I […]
BY ABHIJNAN REJ A Jurassic Park in the Canary Wharf? On the 6th of May, 2010, at around 2:45 pm, the Dow fell unusually rapidly losing over 9% of its […]
“Why are we picking at these carcasses of creativity?” Holly Finn asks in a recent Wall Street Journal article, pointing her critical finger at the particular corpse of Damien Hirst’s […]
An idea which devastated many of my previous assumptions has implications for important views many of us hold. It also indicates the underlying basis of this blog itself. Investigating what […]
Perhaps the government agency should take some advice from the Bard himself. "Brevity is the soul of wit," says Polonius, a longwinded fool who was unable to follow his own advice.
Ancient asteroid strikes may have carried life on Earth to another planet, say astronomers. They say it could have happened when the Earth was forming around our sun some 4 billion years ago.
As our ability to identify planets beyond our solar system improves, it is becoming clear that our planetary neighborhood may not be so unique, meaning other Earths are well within the realm of possibility.
Sex hormones like estrogen and testosterone don't just race around the body, helping to facilitate reproductive behaviors. We now know that the brain is full of receptors for these sex […]