Most powerful magnetic field blows up science lab (2018)

Don't worry, though; it was expected. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

What causes a bad reaction?

So, who is most likely to experience the negative reactions? Interestingly, one thing the researchers didn't find to correlate with a bad reaction to cannabis was the quantity of use during a single session. Rather, it was the people who smoke on a less frequent basis who were mo … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

So, who is most likely to experience the negative reactions? Interestingly, one thing the researchers didn't find to correlate with a bad reaction to cannabis was the quantity of use during a single session. Rather, it was the people who smoke on a less frequent basis who were mo … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

New type of Supernova explains ancient mystery

Astronomers find a third type of supernova and explain a mystery from 1054 AD. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Kazungula Bridge: where four countries almost meet

The Kazungula Bridge connects Zambia and Botswana, barely missing Namibia and Zimbabwe. | Continue reading


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Here's the first evidence to challenge the "fastest sperm" narrative. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

U.S. Navy controls inventions that claim to change “fabric of reality”

Inventions with revolutionary potential made by a mysterious aerospace engineer for the U.S. Navy come to light. | Continue reading


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As Psychology Today author Preston Ni points out, there is a difference between someone with narcissistic personality disorder and someone who is exhibiting narcissistic behaviors - with the biggest difference lying in the intent.A pathological narcissist will often purposefully … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

1k hexagons show how global wealth is distributed

A cartogram makes it easy to compare regional and national GDPs at a glance. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Owning and training a dog can seriously test a person's patience. When your pup won't stop yelping, pees on your carpet, or knocks over the garbage can and eats the trash again you might understandably feel the urge to shout. But, regardless of your dog's failure to conform to ho … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Dark matter “bridges” connect galaxies

A new AI-generated map of dark matter shows previously undiscovered filamentary structures connecting galaxies. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Cannabidiol (CBD) seems to reduce the unpleasantness of pain, a finding that surprised the researchers behind a new, first-of-its-kind study. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Despite social pressure, boys and girls still prefer gender-typical toys

Fifty years of research on children's toy preferences shows that kids generally prefer toys oriented toward their own gender. | Continue reading


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Mind and God: The new science of neurotheology – Big Think

Studies show that religion and spirituality are positively linked to good mental health. Our research aims to figure out how and why. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Physicists achieve quantum entanglement in larger systems

New studies stretch the boundaries of physics, achieving quantum entanglement in larger systems. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Humanity's most distant space probe captures a strange sound

A new paper reveals that the Voyager 1 spacecraft detected a constant hum coming from outside our Solar System. | Continue reading


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Astrophysicists calculate the likely number of civilization out there capable of communicating with us. | Continue reading


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From 1.8M Years Ago, Earliest Evidence of Human Activity Found

Scientists discover what our human ancestors were making inside the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa 1.8 million years ago. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

The human brain builds structures in up to 11 dimensions

Groundbreaking research finds that the human brain creates multi-dimensional neural structures. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Europe will beat China on batteries

Map shows Europe's imminent Great Leap Forward in battery cell production | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

The worst year in human history was 536 AD

A Harvard professor's study discovers the worst year to be alive. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Lessons from Roman Empire about dangers of luxury

Are we enslaved by the finer things in life? | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Master negotiator Chris Voss breaks down how to get what you want during negotiations. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Concepts for future missions to search for technosignatures (SETI)

How will humans discover the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations? Unless aliens decide to visit Earth, the most likely answer is by scanning the skies for "technosignatures," which are observational evidence of technological or industrial activity in the Universe.In a rec … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

GPS Spoofing – Ghost Ships Circling Off California

On June 5, 2019, the Nigerian crew boat Princess Janice made an impossible journey. Instead of ferrying crews to and from oil rigs in the Gulf of Guinea, it was somehow transported thousands of miles to the Pacific coast of northern California, just off Point Reyes. Even more ama … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Ghost Ships and Circle Spoofing

Circle spoofing is an advanced form of GPS manipulation – but nobody knows exactly how, or why | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Talking with your hands alters the perception of your words

A new study found that words are more accurately heard when accompanied by hand gestures. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Physicist creates AI algorithm that may prove reality is a simulation

A physicist creates an AI algorithm that predicts natural events and may prove the simulation hypothesis. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Japan appoints “Minister of Loneliness” to cabinet

While not the first such minister, the loneliness epidemic in Japan will make this one the hardest working. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Russian scientists study prehistoric animal viruses from the permafrost

Researchers analyze prehistoric viruses in animals dug out from the Siberian permafrost. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

From "if-by-whiskey" to the McNamara fallacy, being able to spot logical missteps is an invaluable skill. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

The 385-million-year-old fossils show that trees evolved modern features millions of years earlier than previously estimated. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Thankfully, there are ways to combat mental and physical fatigue, even in isolation. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

A new web startup is selling algorithmically produced nudes of non-existent women. There's still some ethical concerns. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

The heart of the religious ritual is mysticism, argues Brian Muraresku in "The Immortality Key." | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Why East Germany is a map zombie

The GDR may be forgotten, but it's not gone. Apart from a shrinking handful of diehard nostalgics, nobody mourns the passing of the German Democratic Republic, as communist East Germany (1949-1990) was officially known. It became such an exemplar of the chasm between the high ide … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 3 years ago

Kurt Vonnegut on 8 'shapes' of stories

The American author said he attempted to bring scientific thinking to literary criticism, but received "very little gratitude for this." | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago

Study suggests most “dark web” users are not engaging in illicit activities

A new study finds that some people just want privacy. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago

Chernobyl fungus could shield astronauts from cosmic radiation

A recent study tested how well the fungi species Cladosporium sphaerospermum blocked cosmic radiation aboard the International Space Station. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago

30k-year-old evidence of humans found in Mexican cave – Big Think

Inside the high-altitude cave some 9,000 feet above sea level, archaeologists found almost 2,000 stone tools. The scientists also found plant and animal remains at the site that radiocarbon dating identified as being from 25,000 to 30,000 years ago. One of the paper's first autho … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago

Information Has Mass

To measure the mass of digital information, you start with an empty data storage device. Next, you measure its total mass with a highly sensitive measuring apparatus. Then, you fill it and determine its mass. Next, you erase one file and evaluate it again. The trouble is, the "ul … | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago

The value of owning more books than you can read

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love my tsundoku. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago

This study is radically changing how we view the process of evolution. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago

Talk more, type less: Talking on the phone is good for you

When did you last pick up the phone to a coworker or friend instead of firing off an email or text message? | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago

The fastest drummer in the world is a cyborg

An accident left this musician with one arm. Now he is helping create future tech for others with disabilities. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago

OK, so ancient Roman pooping habits seem strange, but what about their customs around pee?As best we can tell from historic and archaeological data, ancient Romans peed in small pots in their homes, offices, and shops. When those small pots became full, they dumped them into larg … | Continue reading


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Landau Genius Scale ranking of the smartest physicists ever

How Nobel Prize winner physicist Lev Landau ranked the best physics minds of his generation. | Continue reading


@bigthink.com | 4 years ago