Author: Big Think

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow

3 emotional intelligence tips for helping a friend in a rough patch

3 emotional intelligence tips for helping a friend in a rough patch

Mechanized minds: AI’s hidden impact on human thought

Mechanized minds: AI’s hidden impact on human thought

Doubts grow about the biosignature approach to alien-hunting

Doubts grow about the biosignature approach to alien-hunting

Everyday Philosophy: When should you try to change your friend’s beliefs?

Everyday Philosophy: When should you try to change your friend’s beliefs?

The next omics? Tracking a lifetime of exposures to better understand disease

The next omics? Tracking a lifetime of exposures to better understand disease

Are your moral choices driven by logic or emotion?

Are your moral choices driven by logic or emotion?

Signs of “neutrino fog” emerge, complicating searches for dark matter

Signs of “neutrino fog” emerge, complicating searches for dark matter

Color is in the eye, and brain, of the beholder

Color is in the eye, and brain, of the beholder

Everyday Philosophy: Is there such a thing as a “negative emotion”?

Everyday Philosophy: Is there such a thing as a “negative emotion”?

The most detailed brain map ever

The most detailed brain map ever

The case for sparing 46 million turkeys this Thanksgiving

The case for sparing 46 million turkeys this Thanksgiving

Will protons last forever? Why scientists are searching for signs of decay

Will protons last forever? Why scientists are searching for signs of decay

5 beloved fantasy novels based on real history

5 beloved fantasy novels based on real history

Everyday Philosophy: Why does heartbreak hurt?

Everyday Philosophy: Why does heartbreak hurt?

If aliens visit Earth, let’s hope they’ve overcome their savage past

If aliens visit Earth, let’s hope they’ve overcome their savage past

How the Europa Clipper will set cameras on a distant icy moon

How the Europa Clipper will set cameras on a distant icy moon

Ken Burns on what we get wrong about Leonardo da Vinci

Ken Burns on what we get wrong about Leonardo da Vinci