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A recent test shows SpaceX's Raptor engine is powerful enough to lift Starship and Super Heavy into space.
You won't notice much of a difference unless you're north of the 55th parallel, though.
In Shane Snow’s Big Think+ video, “Harness Your Team’s Mental Toolkit,” he begins by asserting that “two heads are better than one” is a lie. Also — and as long […]
Scientists are highly skeptical, but such “cosmic wanderlust" isn't a bad thing.
The counterintuitive findings bode well for stoners, but more research is needed.
The spike in measles cases stems from three outbreaks in Washington and New York.
A new study claims that dark energy is changing with time. Here’s what it would mean, if true. For the past generation, we’ve recognized that our Universe is a particularly dark […]
If a scientific study was conducted unethically, should publishers retract it?
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?
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.
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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