The Latest from Big Think

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Journalist Claire Shipman discusses the role authenticity plays in the manifestation and expression of confidence. Shipman is co-author of the 2014 book The Confidence Code.
Since 1946, five major exams that quantify intelligence have shown a steady pattern in which students who choose majors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are generally more intelligent.
Biologist Edward O. Wilson speaks to the impact of synthetic biology and other advances that will reframe how human beings perceive life.
Greece's new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis warns that the euro zone is "a castle of cards." Remove the Greeks and the whole thing would fall apart.
What victims really want from the person who wronged them, according to studies conducted in the US and Europe is a sense of genuine remorse along with a sincere apology.
If you think getting an MBA from a prestigious school will guarantee you a job at Google, think again.
There's more than one way to plagiarize another's work. Some are going so far as to resort to copying, pasting, and replacing phrases and words with synonyms from the thesaurus — an effective technique with varying results.
Researchers have found connections that suggest a population's growing rate of obesity could be connected to the proliferation of wholesalers and restaurants in that region.
You won’t believe this view of the far side — and the Earth — until you see it. “When I look at the moon I do not see a hostile, empty world. I see […]
German valuable tongue for those interested in international business, cultural heritage, and speaking better English.
A study of various chimps housed together in Edinburgh reveals that the apes alter their grunts to better communicate with new neighbors.
There's a difference between how success is measured as a general employee versus how you're evaluated as a leader. Identifying that gap is key to further advancement.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of iconic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, a group of fans wants to recreate the fate of series' Spear Of Longinus, which ends up on the moon.
"Danger is a good teacher, and makes apt scholars. So are disgrace, defeat, exposure to immediate scorn, and laughter..."
New research led by popular neuroscientist David Eagleman demonstrates that our brain reacts to corporate behavior as though individual people were taking action.
It's something of a cultural cliché, but counting your blessings is a great way to obtain perspective on a bad day.
Light and sound are waves that we all know. But gravity makes them, too. “Henceforth space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, […]
Crisis counsellors are speaking directly to young people where they are most comfortable communicating, in a text message.
Researchers believe they've found some connections in women that may help predict postpartum depression before childbirth.
Various computer science and theology experts have sounded off on how religion will impact (or be impacted by) the rise of smarter-than-human artificial intelligence.