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Monogamy is often considered a key component of traditional marriages, but it's only half the story.
Which came first, monogamy or the social contract? Evolutionary psychologists and biologists think the latter.
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A bevy of new research is proving wrong many of our preconceived notions about women and sexuality.
There’s a pervasive notion that a monogamous relationship is the ideal. Certainly, that’s what most Americans have been hearing for as long as they can remember. A committed, loving relationship […]
"In response to China's dominance in rare-earths production, researchers are developing new materials that could either replace rare-earth minerals or decrease the need for them."
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Expanding your worldview starts with understanding your brain. Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains.
Unlikely Collaborators
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80% of the world was once polygamous. What happened?
The popular game has a backstory rife with segregation, inequality, intellectual theft, and outlandish political theories.
Magnetic monopoles began as a mere theoretical curiosity. They might hold the key to understanding so much more.
When "superstar" companies start to dominate their industries, consumers sometimes benefit.
Once merely a theoretical curiosity, they might be the key to understanding so much more. Out of all of the known particles — both fundamental and composite — there are a whole slew of properties […]
A strange object found in the desert has prompted worldwide speculation.
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Monopolies wield an immense amount of economic and political power and influence. So what can we do to make the economy more equitable?
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Evolution steered humans toward pair bonding to ensure the survival of genes. But humans tend to get restless.
Scientific discovery often happens when you least expect it. But no one could’ve expected this. Imagine that you’re a scientist, going out on a limb to design and build an experiment […]
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Patently insane: How Big Pharma gouges drug prices
Hasbro is releasing a Cheaters Edition Monopoly that encourages players to get ahead in any way they can.
‘Buy land – they aren’t making it any more,’ said Mark Twain.
Two classic episodes from Think Again's origins, reunited at last.
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Religious skepticism birthed the modern world, but its ideologies have largely failed to deliver. Could neuroscience cure the ails of human society?
A groundbreaking study from a Harvard University team suggests that monogamy may be genetically programmed within some mammals.
How open are you to your partner having sex with other people? The answer may depend on your age.
Cross 'multi-tasking ninja' off your resume, it's out, say Stanford researchers and other cognitive experts. Here are three tips for transitioning back to single-tasking.
We have electric charges and currents in electromagnetism, so why not magnetic ones, too? “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is […]
We surprise the world's brightest minds with ideas they're totally unprepared to discuss. This week on Big Think's podcast, we're joined by the legendary musician and spoken word artist Henry Rollins.
It would be hard to simplify capitalism further than Monopoly. The game attempts to express the ruthlessness of raw capitalism by declaring that whoever has the most money at the […]
When the Western powers colonized Asia, naturally they enforced their own views on sex, gender, and relationships onto the subjugated civilizations. This is from a chapter on ‘Gender’ taken from […]
Why should you only have sex with the person you are in a relationship with?
It disappeared from central London in 1869, after an archeological magazine praised its historical value