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Genetic profiles of many dog breeds appear as if siblings mated.

Verily, a branch of Google’s parent company, recently finished its second study of a counterintuitive technique that kills mosquitoes without using traditional insect sprays.

Annette Gordon-Reed tells why she wrote the book.

George Raveling — the iconic leader who brought Michael Jordan to Nike — shares with Big Think a lifetime of priceless wisdom learned at the crossroads of sports and business.

From King Midas to Gordon Gekko, humanity has struggled to grasp greed’s true nature.

Historian Timothy Snyder talks with Big Think about how true liberty requires both negative and positive freedoms.

9 minutes of cruel history may cure the anti-progress delusion.

TikTok and its allies won’t go down without a legal fight.

A single knife is sometimes worth more than a thousand armies.

When the UK bans the American Bully XL this year, it won’t rely on science to identify them.

A dog’s breed isn’t as predictive of behavior as many think it is. Environment and upbringing play a much larger role.

Dante’s epic journey through hell and heaven reveal how the poet felt about his own country.

Its apples taste bad, but institutions all over the world want a descendant or clone of the tree, anyway.

We don’t understand why loneliness is bad for us if all we can say is that it hurts.

Blissful ignorance can be a rational choice.

More than 300 years ago, a Spanish ship laden with unspeakable treasure sank after a battle. Because of greed, the treasure remains on the sea floor.

It is little more than a fancy excuse for escapist fantasizing.

Virgin birth – which involves the development of an unfertilised egg – has preoccupied humans for aeons. And although it can’t happen in mammals, it does seem to be possible in […]

In hell, we assume a position of moral superiority, looking down over the sinners and the poor decisions that led them to this wretched place. In heaven, Dante is looking down upon us.

When does a healthy desire for wealth morph into greed? And how can we stop it?

Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors. What’s next?

Should all ideas see daylight?

The bedrock of freedom? Denying the government the power of censorship.

Jordan Peterson is one of the most controversial public figures in recent years. Here’s a recap of some of his ideas.

Utopias are idealised visions of a perfect society. Utopianisms are those ideas put into practice. This is where the trouble begins. 

Philosophers often get depicted like sages in ivory towers without a practical or human side. A gossip-filled book from the 3rd century can fix that.

In ’12 Rules For Life’, Jordan Peterson shows why listening is the most important aspect of any conversation.

Sudan leaves behind only two other northern white rhinos, but artificial reproductive technologies could provide a future for the subspecies.

Isn’t the world of dogs about more than (British) bulldogs and (French) poodles?

Scientists are supposed to reach their conclusions after doing research and weighing the evidence but, in economics, conclusions can come first, with economists supporting a thesis that fits their moral worldview.