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A new study shows how poor children are negatively impacted neurologically.
This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.
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Roger Penrose used mathematics to show black holes actually exist. Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel helped uncover what lies at the center of our galaxy.
This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.
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Confirmation bias is baked into the DNA of America, but it may soon be the nation’s undoing.
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A non-profit dedicated to science communication offers to connect learners with over 11,000 scientists.
Grandfathers, take heart. You’ll survive the paradox that’s been gunning for you since the 1930s.
We owe a lot to vaccines and the scientists that develop them. But we’ve only just touched the surface of what vaccines can do.
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Techshot’s 3D BioFabrication Facility successfully printed human heart tissue aboard the International Space Station.
Would you ever have sex with a robot?
UNC School of Medicine researchers identified the amino acid responsible for the trip.
A team of researchers have discovered the brain rhythmic activity that can split us from reality.
A team at the University of Basel discovered a connection between antidepressants and REM sleep.
What exactly does “questions are the new answers” mean?
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Construction is nearly complete for a camera that will take 3,200-megapixel panoramas of the southern night sky.
Does time exist? Here’s what the debate is all about.
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A philosopher’s guide to detecting nonsense and getting around it.
The drive would provide enough thrust for a spacecraft to travel near the speed of light using only electricity, says physicist Jim Woodward.
It’s the largest black hole merger ever observed by scientists.
Leaning too far in either direction is a recipe for stagnation and perhaps even failure.
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Astronomer Michelle Thaller schools us on what atoms really look, the Big Bang theory, and the speed of light.
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A rare titanosaur embryo was discovered with its skull preserved in 3 dimensions.
In some countries, religiosity and pro-science attitudes are actually positively correlated, according to the results of a recent study.
Firsthand accounts of what it’s really like to go to and come back from space.
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A small proof-of-concept study shows smartphones could help detect drunkenness based on the way you walk.
Restflix has over 20 personalized channels for optimal sleep.
Just how close are we to setting up camp on another planet? It’s complicated.
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Seismic data from 2016 reveals a rare bi-directional boomerang earthquake.
A clever new study definitively measures how long it takes for quantum particles to pass through a barrier.
Two famous Italian design companies joined forces to create this masterpiece.