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Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
If all massive objects emit Hawking radiation, not just black holes alone, then everything is unstable, even the Universe. Can that be true?
The "Doctor Strange" director says mystery shifts your worldview — "not in a metaphorical sense, but in a deeply experiential one."
If you feel like you're missing out on something bigger, you might be feeling saṃvega.
A thesaurus isn’t for finding fancy words; it’s a resource to help you keep your rhythm.
In the tears and laughter of a single life, you find the grief and joy of humanity.
"Nobody expects a computer simulation of a hurricane to generate real wind and real rain," writes neuroscientist Anil Seth.
Many, from neuroscientists to philosophers to anesthesiologists, have claimed to understand consciousness. Do physicists? Does anyone?
You no longer need an army of followers to stand out as a writer — “one great piece is all it takes,” says Perell.
The cofounder and CEO of red-hot billing platform Metronome unpacks his leadership journey.
According to Tolkien, fantasy requires a deep imagination known as "sub-creation." And the genre reflects a fundamental truth of being human.
The fact that our Universe's expansion is accelerating implies that dark energy exists. But could it be even weirder than we've imagined?
From medieval myths to Shakespeare's plays and modern cinema, British culture kept the Roman Empire alive long after its fall.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The award-winning nature writer, Robert Macfarlane, talks with Big Think about how to reacquaint ourselves with the rivers in our lives.
Can you travel by rail from Portugal all the way to Singapore? In theory, yes. In practice? Not so much.
Are we enslaved by the finer things in life?
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
A.J. Jacobs looks back at what he learned about religion, himself, and modern American culture during “The Year of Living Biblically.”
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Long before the search for biosignatures, scientists imagined a cosmos teeming with intelligent life.