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Scotty Hendricks
Contributing Writer
Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.
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Dunbar's number is a popular estimate for the maximum size of social groups. But new research suggests that it's a fictitious number based on flimsy data and bad theory.
New research suggests that there is no "typical" form of Alzheimer's disease, as the condition can manifest in at least four different ways.
For every good idea in evolution, there is an unintended consequence. Disease is often one of them.
Could a pill make you more moral? Should you take it if it could?
American universities used to be small centers of rote learning, but three big ideas turned them into intellectual powerhouses.
A newly discovered coronavirus — but not the one that causes COVID-19 — has made some dogs very sick.