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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
21mins
“The idea is that we move from a place of wanting the world to conform to what we like [towards] not needing other people to be different from who they are.”
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.
3mins
Philosophy asks if free will is real. Neuroscience reveals why the answer is more complicated than we expected.
Unlikely Collaborators
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.
15mins
"We're living in an extraordinary moment in history. We are at a moment here in 2025 where we have world historic game-changing technologies now starting to scale."
In “Warhead,” neuroscientist and national security adviser Nicholas Wright explains how the brain navigates warfare and why it is our ultimate weapon (and instrument for peace).
The whole isn't greater than the sum of its parts; that's a flaw in our thinking. Non-reductionism requires magic, not merely science.
9mins
“The universe clicks along in perfect accord with the laws of physics forever.”
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.