“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”rn rn― Abigail Van Buren

The Internet of Things is coming—are you ready? As Big Think reported recently in our interview with leading economist Jeremy Rifkin, the Internet of Things will connect everyone and everything […]

According to Open Culture, the New York Public Library just made 20,000 hi-res images of old maps available online. And they're free! Find your new wall art here. 

"Tectonic plates move and that's a fact and the world is getting warmer because of human activity. That's a fact.  If you had somebody who really strongly believed the earth was flat, you wouldn't have to have that person on a television show with the people who believe the earth is round." - Bill Nye

Is theage of climate change deniers over? Let’s hope so. Because we’ve got serious work to do. If we no longer need to debate whether the Earth is flat, then […]

"I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans' natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology." - Vernor Vinge

Celebes crested macaque is an endangered species of monkey, which is obviously a shame especially considering what talented photographers they are. In Indonesia, one grabbed David Slater’s camera and snapped […]

According to Historical Pics, this is the original first page–from 1937–of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

The singularity is near! Our smart phones and laptops will one day seem like the gadget equivalent of the horse-and-buggy compared to the machines we will rely on in the […]

The library of Trinity College. Dublin, Ireland Image via Historical Pics

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,” said John Lennon. The most important details in life can pass us by if we’re not careful. Noticing […]

"I don't do drugs. I am drugs." - Salvador Dali

According to History Pics, everything in this 1991 RadioShack ad now exists in our smart phones. Check out the ad yourself and ask, “Is there an app for that?” Chances […]

James Cameron was homeless when he wrote Terminator, according to History Pics. Yet he sold the film rights for $1. Why? He took the extremely low salary in exchange for getting to direct the project. Smart bargain. Image via History Pics

NASA researchers recently announced that life beyond our planet will be discovered in the next twenty years. Bill Nye, everyone’s favorite “Science Guy,” an educator, scientist, and the CEO of […]

Emperor Joseph II: My dear young man, don't take it too hard. Your work is ingenious. It's quality work. And there are simply too many notes, that's all. Just cut a few and it will be perfect. Mozart: Which few did you have in mind, Majesty? Amadeus by Milos Forman, Screenplay by Peter Shaffer

"No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive." - Mahatma Gandhi

"I regularly take my entrepreneurship students out walking because I want to get them in the habit of noticing and thinking about what they notice." - Margaret Heffernan Image courtesy of mheffernan.com

"Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge." - Carl Sagan