Big Thinkflipped into Big Think2 hours agoHow Greek surnames reveal their geographic originsbigthink.com - Frank JacobsMichael Dukakis could have been the first Greek-American president. But in November 1988, the then-governor of Massachusetts lost the election to …
Big Thinkflipped into Big Think11 hours agoWhat JWST found in the extreme outer Milky Waybigthink.com - Ethan SiegelBright stars and dust lanes dominate our everyday views of galaxies.This rotating spiral galaxy, NGC 1512, is located only 30 million light-years …
Big Thinkflipped into Big Think1 day agoT-Minus: 10 space stations of the futurebigthink.com - Kristin HouserThis is T-Minus, where Freethink’s Kristin Houser counts down the biggest developments in space, from new rocket launches to discoveries that advance …
Big Thinkflipped into Big Think6 days agoDivided we stand: The rise of political animositybigthink.com - Carl-Johan Karlsson“We’re acting more like fans of a football team going to a game than a banker carefully choosing investments.” Sign up for the Smarter Faster …
Big Thinkflipped into Big Think2 days agoBeyond screen time: Rethinking kids’ tech use with the “Goldilocks hypothesis”bigthink.com - Kevin DickinsonWhen my son turned 12, he asked for his first smartphone. My wife and I did what many parents do in such a situation: We reflexively said no. Let’s …
Big Thinkflipped into Philosophy & Religion3 days agoEveryday Philosophy: Can you build an intellectual friendship with someone you’re attracted to?bigthink.com - Jonny ThomsonIn my mid-70s, I met a woman 20 years younger who expressed an intellectual interest in me. She is my daughter’s age. My age dictates a waning …
