Search
Scotty Hendricks
Contributing Writer
Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.
Read Less
Carbon dating allows us to know exactly when ice was melted for drinking water in pre-Columbian America.
The vaccine just passed its first clinical trials, but it has a long way to go.
A new "evidence-based nature prescription program" will see patients spending time in the woods.
A new study finds that some people just want privacy.
MRI scans show that hunger and loneliness cause cravings in the same area, which suggests socialization is a need.
Never made a turkey before? Don't worry, science can help.
A study of the Mosuo women, known for their matriarchy, suggests that gender roles can influence our health outcomes.
One of the world's most isolated island groups has just been made one of the world's largest ocean reserves.
All the fun of opening up a mummy, without the fear of unleashing a plague.
The new tool may someday be used in work that needs a light touch.
Getting plenty of sleep just became even more important.
The positive steps we are taking to prevent disease might have a negative side effect.
Social media seems to stress some people out. Maybe its time for a break?
What is more important, that a treatment helps keep people healthy or that it meshes with our morals?
Everyone loves a laugh now and then, except for most of the philosophers you've heard of.
Work that can break down the body can also break down the mind.
States set their own voting laws, so where does this make voting easiest?
Partisanship can now be seen in brain scans.
Tea and coffee have known health benefits, but now we know they can work together.
Logic puzzles can teach reasoning in a fun way that doesn't feel like work.