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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
In partisan political times, recognizing the scientific truth is more important than ever. Scientists must be vocal and clear about reality.
The color of the shirt you're wearing right now depends on many factors, from your eye shape to what language you speak.
There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.
Humans, when we consider space travel, recognize the need for gravity. Without our planet, is artificial or antigravity even possible?
In 1980, Willy Brandt drew a line across the map that still influences how we think about the world.
Oxford professor of ethics, John Tasioulas, thinks we should consider the loss of opportunity for “striving and succeeding” that AI is likely to bring.
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“What happens if you incorporate an AI? It's now a legal person, and it can make decisions by itself. So you start having legal persons in the U.S., which are not human, and in many ways are more intelligent than us.”
A crowdsourced "final exam" for AI promises to test LLMs like never before. Here's how the idea, and its implementation, dooms us to fail.
Philosopher Peter Singer argues it's time to examine a morally dubious practice.
Take it from Bezos, Musk, and Einstein — rethinking lines of inquiry can transform business, investing, and innovation strategy.
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How the successful marketer used ancient philosophy to overcome modern obstacles and change his mindset.
Unlikely Collaborators
Whether your hair is straight, wavy, curly, or kinky isn't just genetic in nature. It depends on the physics of your hair's very atoms.
How can "you" move on when the old "you" is gone?
Do you always act professionally in the workplace? Depends what you mean by "professional."
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“Part of what's happening now in the world is tension between organic animals and an inorganic digital system which is increasingly controlling and shaping the entire world.”
One of the 20th century's most famous, influential, and successful physicists is lauded the world over. But Feynman is no hero to me.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Burns’ latest documentary dives into the long-romanticized life and work of the Italian polymath.
Mars and Earth were sister planets in many ways, with early similar conditions. Why did Mars die? The leading explanation isn't universal.
In his latest book, Malcolm Gladwell explores a strange phenomenon of group dynamics.