The Latest from Big Think

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“I was incarcerated well before I was in prison and I was free before the gates of prison opened up and let me out.”
Unlikely Collaborators
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Here in our Solar System, we only have one star: a singlet. For many systems, including the highest-mass ones, that's anything but the norm.
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One dose of ibogaine was shown to dramatically reduce depression and PTSD.
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There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?
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From AI to health and the metaverse, this year's CES promised new tech that will change lives long after the excitement of the latest TV wears off.
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The answer is set to change in the year 2113, a recent estimate suggests.
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Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.
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The pattern 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc., is the Fibonacci sequence. It shows up all over nature. But what's the full explanation behind it?
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Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
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London’s busiest airport seems to be rebounding well from the pandemic — but Istanbul has better prospects in the long run.
The honest power of placebos.
Placebo treatments don't always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.
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Two scientists recently wagered a bottle of whiskey. The bet? Whether we'll find evidence of advanced extraterrestrial life in the next 15 years.
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IBM veteran Daniel Sabbah learned from experience how to lead through the challenges of demand and innovation.
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Life became a possibility in the Universe as soon as the raw ingredients were present. But living, inhabited worlds required a bit more.
The u s vs itself.
33mins
The United States is the biggest risk in 2024. Here are the other 9, explained by Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.
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Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
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Western societies seem to be getting inflammation achingly wrong.
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Psychologist Noel Brick shares the mental techniques we can use to improve our performance on and off the field.
primordial black holes
Today, supermassive black holes and their host galaxies tell a specific story in terms of mass. But JWST reveals a different story early on.
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High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.