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In terms of sheer productivity, “-gate” has no peer. Wikipedia’s list of -gates has over 260 entries.
The key? A computational flattening algorithm.
How can we learn from the lessons of the past and build a better future?
There’s so much we don’t know about fast radio bursts and galactic halos. Combined, we get a unique window on the Universe. Deep in space, mysterious signals known as Fast […]
Meditation doesn’t just reduce stress or make you a more spiritual person; it changes your brain in a variety of ways that can make it easier to learn new information.
Without a healthy mind, tackling life’s challenges becomes exponentially more difficult.
New research from UC Davis shows forty volunteers still experiencing cognitive gains seven years after an intensive retreat.
Are there really no good action and adventure films anymore, or is there an inherent bias toward them?
If a passenger claims a pooch is a service dog, there’s nothing much anyone can demand by way of proof.
The Los Angeles Hope Festival is the celebration and examination of hope and optimism, two paradigmatic mental attitudes that play a vital and influential role in our daily lives.
Here are this week’s top comments on Big Think content from across the Web.
Only a few galaxies exhibit this green glow in the nearby Universe. At early times, it’s practically all of the brightest ones. “The discovery that young galaxies are so unexpectedly […]
A ninth planet does not only exist, but it causes comets to rain upon Earth, creating extinction events, says astrophysicist.
Whereas European countries were once able to tap into their history for subjects for opera, America’s never succeeded in doing the same. That problem comes in part from the decline in opera as a popular, public art form, but also perhaps from the lack of operatically epic subjects to be found in American history. Now, composer David T. Little hopes to create a modern American opera with JFK, a 2-act, 2-hour opera focusing on the life of President John F. Kennedy, whose life and death became defining moments not only for the Baby Boom generation, but also, many would suggest, the hinge upon which all American history turns for the last half century. Set to premier in 2016, JFK as a work-in-progress already raises important questions about how opera (and art in general) can approach history.
Ironically, what are called “compatibility genes” give each person their individuality.
The interdisciplinary approach both to research and learning is starting to gain favor again because small and nimble research labs are proving that they have a method for speeding the pace and reducing the cost of discovery.
Small and nimble research labs are proving that they have a method for speeding the pace and reducing the cost of discovery.
If you are watching football on your couch you are in a better position to referee the action than the officials on the field. It’s time for sports to catch up with technology.
When Walmart comes to your town, there are always two different reactions: “No! They’ll kill all the small businesses!” Or “Yes! Big selection at low prices!” A similar phenomenon is […]
In a special election last night, Democrat Kathy Hochul upset Republican Jane Corwin to become New York’s 26th District’s representative in Congress. The race had been widely seen—and was treated […]
Why do Shakespeare’s plays have such a dramatic impact on readers and audiences? Philip Davis shows how Shakespeare’s use of language creates heightened brain activity, or what he calls “a theater of the brain.”
Straight talk express? McCain with Jerry Falwell.Last week, I noted McCain’s not-so-subtle attempt in a new Web advertisement to draw comparisons between Obama and the anti-Christ with the ad using […]
The US goes by the motto In God We Trust (but only since 1956, when it replaced the ‘unofficial’ motto, E pluribus unum). A motto (from the Italian word for […]