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Kevin Dickinson
Kevin Dickinson is a staff writer and columnist at Big Think. His writing focuses on the intersection between education, psychology, business, and science. He holds a master’s in English and writing, and his articles have appeared in Agenda, RealClearScience, and the Washington Post. Follow him on LinkedIn and Twitter @KevinRDickinson.
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A new study finds that societies use the same acoustic features for the same types of songs, suggesting universal cognitive mechanisms underpinning world music.
Millennial income did not recover from the Great Recession like older generations', a disparity that can have dire consequences for future generations.
We found 10 video games that kids will love (and they'll secretly be learning, too).
It's not the act of buying but how you spend money that improves happiness and life satisfaction.
We're living longer than ever, but few of us will save enough to afford this historical boon.
Cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker reminds us that innuendo and euphemism yield better quid pro quo results than an "or else" ultimatum.
Conventional wisdom believes "screen time" disrupts mental development, but research hints at a more complicated relationship between our minds and digital technology.
Math trauma can follow people beyond grade school to harm their prospects well into adulthood.
Even if automation makes human trafficking economically inefficient, that alone won't end this unethical practice.
President Trump has called for Silicon Valley to develop digital precogs, but such systems raise efficacy concerns.
Cognitive psychologist Donald Hoffman hypothesizes we evolved to experience a collective delusion — not objective reality.
Cancer's sweet tooth. Turning cancer cells into fat. Unveiling genetic secrets. Scientists are learning about cancer every day.
Autism is a widely misunderstood condition surrounded by falsehoods, half-truths, and cultural assumptions.
At 18 percent of the population, Hispanics account for 67.2 percent of U.S. net homeownership gains.
The term socialism makes political discourse difficult. Should we do away with it altogether?
The Evergreen National Education Prize offers monetary and promotional support to organizations helping low-income youths access education.
Brain plasticity. Mindful superpowers. Pokémon invading our grey matter. Scientists have only begun to learn about the human brain.
A universal basic income is just one of Andrew Yang's ideas to update capitalism for the 21st century.
From religious wars to French poison conspiracies to the counterculture, we look at the origins of Satanism.