The Latest from Big Think

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SpinLaunch
Besides offering an incredibly cool way to get stuff into space, SpinLaunch promises to reduce the cost of a launch by 20-fold.
syphilis
The most feared sexually transmitted disease (STD) of the last half-millennium was usually named after foreigners, often the French.
eastern philosophy
Non-Western thought is vast and ancient, so why don't some consider it philosophy?
baby universe
The inside of every black hole leads to the birth of a new Universe. Could our Universe have arisen from one?
Why does creative flow feel so good?
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
learning and development
More and more business leaders are starting to lean on learning and development for support in facing essential challenges. 
alien abductions
From succubi to aliens, stories of abductions or other unsettling encounters have been with us for millennia. What explains them?
Admit it: you have no idea why a group of crows is called a murder. Here's why.
California condor
Once numbering just 27 birds, the global population of California condors is now in the hundreds.
big bang
There are an estimated two trillion galaxies within the observable Universe. Most are already unreachable, and the situation only gets worse.
The language you speak plays an important role in how you evaluate truth.
ultrasound ocd
OCD and addiction may result in part from improper “reward” pathways in the brain. Ultrasound can disrupt those pathways.
place cells
Your brain is remarkably good at mapping out physical spaces — even if it's an imaginary space like Hogwarts. But how does the brain do it?
Scientists ranked countries on their end-of-life care. The U.S. fared poorly.
James Webb Hubble
Hubble's deepest views of space revealed fewer than 10% of the Universe's galaxies. James Webb will change that forever.
personality tests
The first personality tests revolved around assessing people’s reactions to ambiguous and often unsettling images. Today, the gold standard is a barrage of questions.