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Why should you bother to wake up tomorrow knowing that we’re all going to die billions and billions of years from now when the universe turns to absolute zero, when […]
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What is collective intelligence? Experts such as Matt Ridley weigh in on the mating of ideas and what it means for our future human prosperity.
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According to Matt Ridley, as long as we trust each other we will be able to trade knowledge and expand knowledge at accelerating rates.
Nature didn’t give us any tools to control our emotions. That is why psychologist Paul Ekman says you need to keep a diary of your emotions, writing what you are […]
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While the presidential candidates have been quiet about their mental health agendas, President Obama is the clear choice for those concerned with mental health parity.
New research from Oxford University concludes that the physical effect of laughing helps us enjoy a funny moment, just as physical exercise helps us feel better emotionally.
In this first dispatch from Beijing for his new blog on Big Think, artist and political activist Ai Weiwei explains the powerful effects of social media on political freedom in […]
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Here is the Milky Way Galaxy as you have never seen it before. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has just released a zoomable image representing the central concentration of stars […]
Every week, Dr. Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section […]
Throughout human history people have tried to create utopia, the perfect society. These dreams have not been realized because we have scarcity. However, now we have nanotechnology, and with nanotechnology, […]
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After two wonderful years at Big Think, Dollars and Sex has found a new home at MarinaAdshade.com. Please visit me there to keep up with my blog and to get […]
John Seely Brown argues that foregrounding the Humanities is our only hope of sustaining innovation in the United States.
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As the nation’s middle classes loses the financial security it could once take for granted, the psychological state of many families may be falling into constant worry about making ends meet.
When voters are asked to explain the policy positions they claim to support, the complexity of the issues naturally makes them soften of their positions, improving political discourse.
Two of nation’s highest authorities on genetics say they now plan to search for and sequence DNA from the surface of Mars. Others doubt whether we have the technology.
A comprehensive study out of Sweden suggests that creative people are more likely to have bipolar disorder, particularly writers. The implication is that art can be used as therapy.
Lean thinking was a concept that originated in the Japanese car industry in the 1970s but can be applied to the challenges of sustainability and conserving natural resources
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Most businesses understand that social media is important, but not necessarily how to use it in their own best interests.
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From an evolutionary standpoint, which traits are most adaptive to a historical moment in which old certainties have vanished and anything is possible? According to Seely Brown, they include bravery, […]
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While guilt is often considered the residue of religious moral codes, people who feel guilty about bad behavior before they even act may make the best friends, mates and employees.
A new book of philosophy, which attempts to reconcile the storied history of psychoanalysis with current neurological research, may have important implications for clinical treatments.
A panel on technology and sheer courage disrupting autism at the 2012 Nantucket Project, a festival of ideas on Nantucket, MA.
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In John Maeda’s experience as an artist–turned–President of the Rhode Island School of Design, the ideal leader falls somewhere in between Lao Tzu and Father Knows Best.
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Congratulations to Drs. S. Haroche and D. Wineland for winning the Nobel Prize in Physics. (It may be too early for Peter Higgs to win the Nobel Prize for the […]
Rome is the latest Italian city to pass laws forcing tourists to show more respect by banning the eating of food at its many historic sites.
Researchers have discovered the brain mechanism that prevents people from developing overwhelming fear.
Forget fingerprints: Technology is now available that can identify a person by their unique heartbeat. The one major challenge is getting people used to the idea.