Philosophy

Philosophy

Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.

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The true story of the shot that "reverberated through England" when science collided head-on with religion.
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Big Think Business columnist Eric Markowitz prefaces his new series on long-term thinking with the experience that almost cut his life short.
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The best of all investor attributes is easily attained — and unbeatable in combination with other advantages.
A robotic hand is centered against a blue background, surrounded by a green and blue circuit board pattern, symbolizing the intricate processes of math AI and why machines learn.
It's knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it's not magic that powers AI though; it's just math and data.
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Ryan Condal, who worked in pharmaceutical advertising before Hollywood, talks with Big Think about imposter syndrome, "precrastination," and Westeros lore.
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While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.
An illustration of a futuristic city cradled in a hand, set against a gradient orange background, with the title "The Techno-Humanist Manifesto" at the top.
The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.
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Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist — Frederik Pferdt — lays out a map for navigating unprecedented change and innovation.
A person in a black hat and coat raises a black square and a blue square against a clear sky, symbolizing their moral ambition.
In "Moral Ambition," Dutch historian Rutger Bregman argues that all would benefit from a collective redefinition of success.
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On a cosmic scale, our existence seems insignificant and inconsequential. But from another perspective, humans are completely remarkable.
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It's good to be a wallflower. But sometimes, you need to show yourself off a bit.
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On the largest of cosmic scales, the Universe is expanding. But it isn't all-or-nothing everywhere, as "collapse" is also part of the story.
Physicists have increasingly begun to view life as information-processing "states of matter" that require special consideration.
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From the explosions themselves to their unique and vibrant colors, the fireworks displays we adore require quantum physics.
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“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
A person vacuuming a blue carpet at the AI Safety Summit hosted by the UK on November 1-2, 2023, where discussions on agentic AI took center stage.
A golden new era of business is within our reach — provided that we harness AI's potential while mitigating the risks.
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Architecture in the age of AI — argues professor Nayef Al-Rodhan — should embed philosophical inquiry in its transdisciplinary toolkit.