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What's next for the nation's opioid cases?
Among many others, Britain's new Foreign Secretary has managed to offend the previous, current and future presidents of the U.S.
A few weeks ago Mayor of London Boris Johnson said some questionable things about IQ tests and the benefits of greed, income inequality and shaking boxes of cornflakes. Dorothy Bishop wrote an […]
Meanwhile, let another Rolling Stone reporter take your attention, for a different if no less compelling reason: a meditation on a writer we miss, David Foster Wallace. In the latest […]
The overlooked reason why "AI consciousness" isn't coming anytime soon.
These expert-recommended books try to answer the questions of consciousness, from its fundamental nature to its role in human experience and the natural world.
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
Ryan Condal, who worked in pharmaceutical advertising before Hollywood, talks with Big Think about imposter syndrome, "precrastination," and Westeros lore.
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
How does the mind interact with the body? Nobody really knows — but these philosophers ventured an answer.
Research shows that spending more time on social media is associated with body image issues in boys and young men.
We may have discovered alien life already but rejected the evidence too quickly because it seemed false at first glance.
Can a shared language promote peace? Some people think so.
"Politics is weird. It’s the only business in the world in which you take a really, really important position, and you give it to someone with no qualifications." —Tony Blair
Multiple lines of evidence — physical, chemical, and biological — must converge for scientists to conclude that alien life has been found.
George Washington, for example, was quite happy to engage in deception, if that deception would help protect the United States.
Once science operations begin for James Webb, we'll never look at the Universe the same way again. Here's what everyone should know.
The Miller-Urey experiment showed that the building blocks of life could form in the primordial soup. But it overlooked one key variable.
Chemical energy, where electrons transition in atoms, powers the reactions we see. But two other types hold more promise than all the rest.
Asteroid Bennu is still far more likely to fly right by us than to make impact.
All the latest titles from the experts at MIT.
Find out the truth for yourself. If this past year has shown us anything, it’s how thoroughly we rely on high-quality expertise. As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe, it […]
The Crab Nebula goes back to 1054, opening a window into our cosmic past. On July 4, 1054, Chinese astronomers recorded a “guest star” in the Taurus constellation. A ‘guest star’ […]
It's not the caffeine; it's the people.
Perspective twisting books on biology, social science, medical science, cosmology, and tech.
But most city dwellers weren't seeing the science — they were seeing something out of Blade Runner.
Your cat thinks your taste stinks. Also that you're mingy with the laser pointer.
The Jerezo crater — where Mars 2020 is set to land — could be a good place to find signs of past life on Mars.
Can Impossible Foods beat other brands — like Beyond Meat and Tyson — in the war to dominate the alternative meat industry?
