Scotty Hendricks

Scotty Hendricks

Contributing Writer

scotty hendricks

Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.

The Cassini-Huygens telescope has spent the better part of the last two decades finding out more about our galaxy than we could possibly dream of. Here's 14 of the coolest things it has found out. 
Is misinformation causing outbreaks of diseases long thought curable? A recent study found that just a simple "heads up" about fake news can help save thousands of lives. 
It really depends on who you ask, as one European poll found out. 
The stress we take on at work now will surely pay off in retirement, right? Well, brace yourself.
As medicine's interest in psychedelic drugs increases,will a shamanistic brew join your therapist's list of go to prescriptions? 
'Trump supporter' is not a synonym for moron. Philosophy professor Daniel Bonevac is a reminder that understanding your opposites, not dismissing them, is the way forward.