A Home for the Curious Mind
At Big Think, we believe the world becomes a better place when we challenge our minds to think bigger, deeper, and more openly. We’re navigating a landscape filled with complexity — where science, technology, history, philosophy, and business converge to shape our lives in profound ways. In such a world, simple answers won’t do; only the courage to ask the hardest questions will push us forward.
Our mission is to explore ideas that broaden our understanding. We look to the thinkers, the pioneers, and the unconventional minds who aren’t satisfied with the status quo. Whether it’s questioning long-held assumptions or reimagining how we live our lives, we embrace the perspectives that push the boundaries of what we know.
Big Think is the home for those who crave insight. We strive for thoughtful debates, provocative perspectives, and ideas that stretch our understanding — because that’s what it takes to confront today’s challenges and make sense of the world around us.
We are committed to intellectual growth that is both rigorous and accessible. We connect people with knowledge, and we believe that everyone — from the curious learner to the seasoned expert — should have the tools to understand and transform their world.
Big Think helps people see the world more clearly. We bring the most compelling ideas in science, technology, philosophy, business, and history into sharp focus — delivering them in formats built for how people learn today. Our work spans deep conversations, expert-driven analysis, and rigorously crafted educational products, all designed to challenge assumptions and sharpen how people think.
Interviews
In-depth, long-form conversations with the world’s most original thinkers, from scientists and authors to executives and cultural leaders. These are the signature Big Think dialogues that slow things down, ditch the script, and reveal how great minds actually think.
Columns & Newsletters
Ongoing commentary from our roster of columnists who interpret the ideas shaping the moment. These pieces bring historical context, philosophical insight, and expert analysis directly to your inbox. Consistently thoughtful, never superficial.
Monthly Issues
A premium, magazine-style deep dive into a single theme each month. Each issue curates essays, interviews, frameworks, and visual explainers that add up to a coherent exploration of a topic that matters. Every third issue is printed as a premium magazine and sent to Big Think Members.
Classes
Expert-led video courses that teach big ideas you can use. Built-in collaboration with world-class instructors, our classes translate complex knowledge into practical frameworks for personal and professional growth.
Events
Live conversations, salons, and immersive gatherings that bring the Big Think community together. Featuring leading voices across disciplines, our events create space for curiosity, dialogue, and the shared pursuit of understanding.
Membership
A deeper way to engage with Big Think — including access to premium content, monthly print issues, classes, ad-free reading, early access to interviews, and member-only events. It’s for readers who want to go beyond headlines and be part of a community built around lifelong learning.
The world is overwhelmed with noise — outrage cycles, shallow takes, and a culture that rewards certainty over understanding. Too often, our media reflects this back to us. We’ve grown cynical about others’ motives, simplistic in how we think about complex problems, certain of our own correctness, and scared of the challenges ahead.
It’s understandable, but also unsustainable.
Big Think offers a different path.
We believe progress starts with a mindset — one grounded in intellectual humility, rigorous inquiry, and a willingness to engage with ideas that challenge us. The best thinking doesn’t come from outrage or certainty; it comes from curiosity, openness, and a commitment to understanding the world as it really is.
So our philosophy is simple:
Curious, not cynical
We seek out new ideas — even ones that complicate our assumptions. Curiosity is the antidote to cynicism, and it’s the beginning of real insight.
Thoughtful, not simplistic
Complex problems deserve depth, nuance, and context. We slow down, look closer, and resist the temptation to flatten the world into easy narratives.
Open, not certain
No one has a monopoly on the truth. We engage with thinkers across disciplines and perspectives because openness is the only way to learn.
Constructive, not scared
The future isn’t something to fear. It’s something to build. We confront daunting challenges — technological, social, scientific — with clarity and a bias toward solutions.
This is the foundation of Big Think:
A platform for people who want to think freely and think big.
A place to explore frontiers and ask harder questions.
A community built not on outrage, but on the shared pursuit of understanding.
This is not a home for doomers, cynics, or know-it-alls.
It’s a home for people — and ideas — shaping what comes next.
And we’re just getting started.
Big Think is home to people who take ideas seriously. Our community is curious, ambitious, intellectually hungry — a group of lifelong learners who want to understand the world and their place in it more deeply. They come to Big Think not for noise, but for clarity, challenge, and perspective.
They’re united by a shared belief:
Thinking hard is worth it. Learning matters. Ideas shape everything.
Within that, our audience spans three distinct types of modern thinkers:
1. Explorers
Curious learners who read widely, ask big questions, and seek out new ideas for the joy of understanding. They come to Big Think to broaden their worldview and deepen their thinking.
2. Improvers
Ambitious professionals who want to sharpen their minds and apply powerful ideas to their work and lives. They value practical insight, expert frameworks, and the kind of perspective that helps them make better decisions.
3. Leaders & Idea-Makers
Educators, executives, creators, founders, analysts, and public thinkers who shape conversations and influence decisions. They turn insight into action — in classrooms, boardrooms, labs, and across the public discourse.
A Community United by Mindset
What binds our audience isn’t age or industry — it’s mindset.
A commitment to curiosity, growth, and lifelong learning.
A desire for depth over noise.
A belief that ideas can change how we think, work, and live.
Big Think reaches a global audience that uses our content to teach, learn, and lead.
- 20+ million monthly readers and viewers across platforms, including an 8 million subscriber Youtube channel
- Audience in 200+ countries and territories
- 5,000+ expert interviews with Nobel laureates, CEOs, founders, and leading academics
- Content used in classrooms and universities around the world
- Trusted by Fortune 500 teams for training, inspiration, and decision-making
- Partnerships with leading institutions including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Templeton Foundation, and major universities
- A library of more than 100 classes used by hundreds of companies for workplace learning
- A 15-year archive recognized as one of the internet’s largest collections of expert-driven educational content
Editorial Leadership
Sean McVey – Publisher
Robert Chapman-Smith – Editor at Large
Stephen Johnson – Executive Editor
Kritin Houser – Managing Editor
Ana Kova – Design Director
Jana Roose – Director of Audience
Company Leadership
Chandler Tuttle – Co-Founder, & CEO
Dan Hayes – Co-Founder
Jerrod Kuhn – President & CFO
Mike Dennis – Chief Revenue Officer
Sean McVey – Chief Marketing Officer
Mandy Scott – Chief Operating Officer
Meghan Phillips – Vice President & General Manger, Big Think+
Brandon Stewart – Vice President, Events
Isis Garcia – Chief of Staff
Ali Gray – Vice President & Executive Creative Director
Membership
Join a community of curious, ambitious learners with access to premium content, classes, print issues, and member-only events. Learn more and join.
Careers
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