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Don't believe every science study you read, because sometimes not even their authors believe them. Here are the issues corrupting good, honest science – and how to fix them.
Can we work out what ingredients could make "free will" work? Here's a map of some of the steps it would need.
Soon after the 9/11 attacks, the Library of Congress started to gather pictures, photographs, poems and other material for preservation.
The North Korean government bans sarcastic speech against itself or Kim Jong-un.
One Alabama library is demanding jail time for late books. How is this happening in a nation that's reading less and less?
Spontaneous, deep talk on surprise topics. On this week's episode of Think Again - a Big Think podcast, Nobel Laureate neuroscientist Eric Kandel and host Jason Gots discuss abstract art, memory, identity, and the nature of evil.
But that doesn’t mean it actually works as advertised. “All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American […]
Apple’s removal of the iPhones 3.4 mm headphone jack is causing an uproar as part of technology’s inexorable march forward.
Being able to rewrite DNA as we wish could give us almost god-like power over all life on earth.
Natural disasters claim many more victims than terrorism, so why is funding in Europe and North America so out of balance? This negligence makes Neil deGrasse Tyson "embarrassed for our species".
Mindfulness mediation has many benefits, but to focus on the benefits is to miss the point of mindfulness.
Genius kids are caught in the Goldilocks oatmeal paradox – if there's too much heat on extracting their ability they suffer, but keep too cool a distance and they'll be wasted.
The strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravitational forces probably aren’t all there is. Did we just find evidence for a fifth? “A careful analysis of the process of observation in atomic physics […]
60% of pain patients find that tolerance buildup significantly impedes their treatment over time.
Melanin, the pigment-producing part of human skin, may change the way batteries are manufactured and used.
National Parks have long been a staple of American wildlife conversation. Why not have some underwater?
The engine that could revolutionize space travel is pursued by scientists around the world.
Psychedelics are experiencing a resurgence. What can we learn from bad trips?
Researchers discover the ways in which spiders tune and play their webs as a way to control their worlds.
When our imaginations run wild, it’s important to remember that’s our fault, not the data’s. “Otherwise we are trying to communicate with someone who doesn’t exist with a system which doesn’t […]