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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
The movie gestures at one of humanity's biggest questions yet chooses to look away, writes Big Think producer Clark Frankel.
The ambiguity of Bartleby shows that opting out can be a form of resistance, retreat, or something harder to judge.
How a culture of independence gave rise to a philosophy of self-reliance, solitude, and inner authority.
Trying to solve one’s existential dread by finding a singular purpose is a game won only by not playing.
Philosopher Gert Biesta on the real reason we should be wary of AI in education.
We used to think the Big Bang started it all. Then we realized that something else came before it, erasing everything that existed prior.
Throwing away the narratives that pull us down and make us unhappy.
Two thousand years ago, the Chinese philosopher identified a problem workplaces still struggle with: leaders who create dependence rather than foster capability.
Einstein's most famous equation is E = mc², which describes the rest mass energy inherent to particles. But motion matters for energy, too.
"Self-distancing" explains why the advice you’d give a friend in five minutes is the advice you can’t give yourself in a month.
Don't reek of onions or take up too much space.
By probing the Universe on atomic scales and smaller, we can reveal the entirety of the Standard Model, and with it, the quantum Universe.
Skepticism used to be an integral part of any liberal arts education. Here’s why we need to bring it back.
The family might be a terrible way to raise kids. But it's the best we have.
The anthropic principle has fascinating scientific uses, where the simple fact of our existence holds deep physical lessons. Don't abuse it!
Neuroscientist Anil Seth on the deep differences between human minds and artificial ones.
If you're going to relax, don't do it halfway.
Yes, "the laws of physics break down" at singularities. But relativity itself would have to be wrong for black holes to not possess them.
From mysterious villages to absurdism at the gallows, these books explore the origins, consequences, and possible responses to nihilism.
