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The man suspected of killing 13 at America’s Fort Hood military base had told colleagues that infidels “should have their throats cut”.
Shocking images of a 12-storey building lying flat on the ground in China have led to safety fears and a literal real estate crash caused by overcapacity building.
Another victory for Obama’s healthcare campaign as the House narrowly endorses the reform bill.
The boss of banking giant Goldman Sachs has caused worldwide smirks by claiming banks do “God’s work”.
Shaking hands with Cornel West, it’s difficult to imagine that this is a man filled with rage. As the prominent “bluesman” put it in his Big Think interview, the key […]
Sometimes the best insights into the human mind can be found by poking about in odd places. This week Psychology professor and “Snoop” author Sam Gosling revisited Big Think to […]
The world’s most powerful particle accelerator was shut down after a bird dropped some bread in it.
An evangelical Christian who teaches kindergarten has refused to give her fingerprints on religious grounds, saying that fingerprinting is the “mark of the beast.”
The use of shamans, spiritual priests said to have a direct link to dead spirits, is making a comeback in Mongolia.
Fourteen people have been charged with illegally purchasing 77m cigarettes.
President Obama tells tribal leaders that he knows what it is to be ignored and forgotten.
Republican Michael Steele warns moderate Republicans that intra-party fighting “is the first way to screw yourself.”
A production of Hamlet starring Jude Law is a commercial success after recouping its $2.5m costs in less than three months.
Penelope Trunk explains why she updated her Twitter feed with the news that she was having a miscarriage.
Senator Charles Schumer has criticized plans to government fund a Texas wind farm project because it will create jobs overseas.
Tiny metal particles can cause changes to DNA without crossing the cellular barrier, researchers have found.
What is the most personal work you’ve ever created? That was among the many questions novelist Paul Auster, known for exploring the paradoxes of identity in the New York Trilogy, […]
Thomas Hampson is a large man, with even bigger ideas. He stopped by Big Think to talk about his craft, as well as the current state of classical music. From […]
Women are getting into fights in the battle to combat flu germs on public transport.
A mother has been medicating her autistic son using marijuana as an alternative to sedative drugs and says it has improved his condition.