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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
When dying, Sun-like stars have binary companions, spectacular sights arise from the ionization. JWST spots the Red Spider Nebula in action!
There's some, but not overwhelming, evidence that dark energy is evolving. What would it take for a "Big Crunch" to be our cosmic fate?
Scientists are notoriously resistant to new ideas. Are they falling prey to groupthink? Or are our current theories just that successful?
Maybe — just don't expect a carbon copy.
Andrew Markell — philosopher, martial artist, and CEO advisor — argues that true endurance comes from desire, ritual, and learning to evolve through chaos.
Physicist Daniel Whiteson challenges the notion that all intelligent species would eventually uncover the same laws of nature. Do you agree?
Reading classic books can teach you as much about the present as the past.
Why the most enduring organizations stop chasing trends and start designing systems that prioritize people over processes.
Wales shares with Big Think his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to build a culture on trust.
A look at how criminals are using unrestricted chatbots and how cyber defenders are fighting back.
For 13.8 billion years, the Universe has been expanding. But that couldn't have been the case for an eternity, and science has proven it.
Natural navigator Tristan Gooley joins us to discuss the philosophy of reading nature’s hidden clues — and how relearning this ancient skill can help us see the world, and ourselves, with greater awareness.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Dark matter has never been directly detected, but the astronomical evidence for its existence is overwhelming. Here's what to know.
It's not just about the home; it's about everything.
In this excerpt from "One Hand Clapping," Nikolay Kukushkin makes the case that neurons reveal how memory, meaning, and even consciousness emerge from the same biological roots in humans, sea slugs, and beyond.
Red dwarfs are the Universe's most common star type. Their flaring now makes potentially Earth-like worlds uninhabitable, but just you wait.
It's time to write the human genome, argues microbiologist Andrew Hessel.
When making any tough decision, the key is not to be overly exploratory or exploitative.
From Hitler to Hamas, Western powers have repeatedly dismissed open threats as bluffs — with catastrophic results.