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The real numbers behind abortions in the United States
How many abortions are actually performed? Numbers reveal the complexity in the raging debate.
Should the government break up Facebook? Experts disagree.
Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.
Marijuana improves couple intimacy, new research suggests
Couples who use marijuana experience greater intimacy.
Westeros is Britain plus Ireland
As Game of Thrones ends, a revealing resolution to its perplexing geography
U.S. birthrate hits 32-year low. Here’s why that’s not (yet) a problem.
What does the downward trend mean?
Why the universe's ancient galaxies were extra bright
New research based on observational data from the Spitzer telescope provides clues as to how the universe first emerged from its dark age.
Watch what happens when vaccinations drop by 10%
Don't believe a small reduction in immunization matters?
Will choosing between too many presidential candidates paralyze voters?
With the seemingly endless growth of the democratic primary field, social behaviorists are worried that we may suffer from choice overload.
Lumina Prize awarded for innovation in post-high school education
Congratulations to our Audience's Choice and Judges' Choice Award Winners!
Notre Dame rebuild proposal would bring solar glass, urban farm to cathedral…
The "green" proposal would bring a 21st-century update to the 850-year-old cathedral.
Inside India's sand mafia
In India, a construction boom is fueling a criminal enterprise around one of the most ubiquitous substances on Earth: Sand.
Wear a wristband if you can't pay for lunch? The dilemma of…
A recent incident in Rhode Island highlights the ongoing problem of student debt.
Alcohol changes how the brain creates memories, researchers say
A study on flies may hold the key to future addiction treatments.
10 new things we’ve learned about death
If you don't want to know anything about your death, consider this your spoiler warning.
When are we most optimistic? Our 50s, California researchers say.
When are you most optimistic? A study found how optimism varies throughout life.
San Francisco becomes 1st U.S. city to ban facial recognition technology
The city council voted in favor of the ban by a margin of 8 to 1.
New study discovers the trajectory of optimism in life
When are you most optimistic? A study found how optimism varies throughout life.
Is Juche the state religion of North Korea?
Is Juche an ideology, a scam, or a very strange religion?
Scientists discover why supermarket tomatoes taste so bland
A new genetic analysis reveals big differences between cultivated and wild tomatoes and domesticated, store-bought tomatoes.
Tim Ferriss: How to escape the procrastination quicksand
What would you really like to get done? Beat your procrastination once and for all, with Big Think Edge.
Over half of Americans are stressed because of medical bills
Anxiety does not help other medical conditions, adding trouble on top of trouble.
Déjà vu Is a Neurological Phenomenon Scientists Claim
Scientists in the UK have even identified four cases of "chronic déjà vu."