Tonight’s Republican Presidential Debate at Dartmouth College will feature a pre-debate panel discussion, exclusively co-sponsored by Big Think and Dartmouth College. This discussion will stream LIVE on Peter Lawler’s Rightly […]

Most people are not aware of the ease with which governments—free, open and so-called democratic—can access and peruse our private communications.

In a bid to increase newsroom transparency, UK newspaper The Guardian is making its schedule of upcoming stories available to the public in a two-week experiment.

Is desire for cultural relevance the driving force behind Facebook and Google's unprecedented involvement in the presidential contest?

A global study of marketing officers has revealed many are unprepared for the explosion in personal data they will have access to thanks to the social media revolution.

Web authentication is headed for a sweeping change, as consumers and businesses increasingly look to a more effective way to establish identity and trust on the Internet.

Test writers should be challenged to address the fact that circumstances beyond your control influence how well you do a standardized test, says Shawn O'Connor. But you are not your score - and you have the power to improve your outcome. 

The world’s most expensive and complex ground-based telescope Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) offers unique views of deep space, including images of two galaxies colliding.

In an "important step" in stem cell research, scientists have for the first time succeeded in creating human embryonic stem cells by injecting DNA from a skin cell into an unfertilized egg.

Scientists have created a working cloaking device using sheets of carbon nanotubes which create the “mirage effect” observed in deserts or on long roads in the summer.

The gap between controlling an artificial limb and feeling a physical touch has been bridged via a virtual prosthetic hand that monkeys were able to control using only their minds.

Companies need formalized processes for people with ideas to get to people with the influence to move on them, so the best new ideas actually reach those who can exploit them.

The man who changed the world: Apple founder Steve Jobs dies weeks after quitting as boss of firm he started in his garage. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg praises his "mentor and friend."

Steve Jobs, former chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, told Stanford University graduates three stories about connecting the dots, love and death. “Remembering […]

Steve Jobs, former chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, told Stanford University graduates to pursue their life dreams as well as setbacks.

There are those who feel nervous about the prospect of privacy issues should Yahoo become Chinese-owned. But should Americans instead be welcoming direct investment from China?

Branson’s Twitter, Facebook and Google+ profiles are all equally personal and active, most posts related to his philanthropic efforts. Be authentic and organic, is his advice to other CEOs.    

Deeply rooted beliefs about medicine are being disrupted, and this was the subject of a panel at The Nantucket Project, a festival of ideas that took place on the island from September 30 to October 2.