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Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
7mins
“The idea of evolution by natural selection is, for me, probably the most beautiful idea in biology.”
When you don't have enough clues to bring your detective story to a close, you should expect that your educated guesses will all be wrong.
The latest "Superman" film sets Metropolis in the First State.
You are held, shaped, and sustained by a thousand invisible hands.
Venture capitalist and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake talks to Big Think about why AI won’t make the internet better, her influences beyond tech, and more.
Throughout history, "free energy" has been a scammer's game, such as perpetual motion. But with zero-point energy, is it actually possible?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
9mins
“You can be aware of sadness from a point of view that is not merely sad, and you can be aware of fear from a point of view that's not merely afraid.”
There could be variables beyond the ones we've identified and know how to measure. But they can't get rid of quantum weirdness.
A conversation with neuroscientist Erik Hoel about the future of consciousness research.
“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.
A conversation with Annaka Harris on shared perception, experimental science, and why our intuition about consciousness is wrong.
Science helps us imagine the vastness of space and time — and our small but meaningful place within it.
"Ordinary dreams are, perhaps, the clearest articulation of what it is like to be."
The overlooked reason why "AI consciousness" isn't coming anytime soon.
After the trauma of a high-risk medical procedure, Eric Markowitz discovered a kind of consciousness that lives not in thought — but in presence.
These expert-recommended books try to answer the questions of consciousness, from its fundamental nature to its role in human experience and the natural world.
A conversation about intelligence and consciousness with philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith.