The Latest from Big Think

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We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.
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FIRE is a lifestyle that promotes extensive saving in order to retire early, despite the fact that early retirement is far from practical.
Million Stories
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More than 90 percent of people make a mistake on this test.
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Just like with AI, people worried about job security and the spread of disinformation. Machines were destroyed and book merchants were chased out of town.
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The biggest lingering question about GPT-4 isn't if it's going to destroy jobs or take over the world. Instead, it is this: Do we trust AI programmers to tell society what is true?
sentient AI
When someone attempts to make you afraid of something that hasn't happened instead of a true, present danger, suspect this nefarious ploy.
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By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.
Millikan Lemaitre and Einstein
Einstein called his idea "abominable," but the world of physics came around to embracing the views of Georges Lemaître.
leadership training
What distinguishes effective from ineffective leadership training? Read on to find out.
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This was largely a philosophical question until 2005, when a surgical team in France performed the first partial face transplant.
wormholes
Leading a scientific revolution is easy: you just have to succeed where the current theory fails while equaling its successes. Good luck!
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When Mongol traders came knocking, Sultan Muhammad II shaved off their beards. Three years later, his whole empire was annihilated.
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Early, non-aggressive tumors should be called "nodules."
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Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy utilizes a non-ordinary state of consciousness to heal.
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Most male mammals have little or nothing to do with their kids. Why is our own species different?
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Most of us only ever see a fraction of a full rainbow: an arc. But optically, a full rainbow makes a complete circle. Physics explains why.
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Long-term research efforts have revealed alarming mental health trends.
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Awe-inspiring moments can be found in our daily lives, and they have surprising benefits for our health and sense of well-being.