Oxford professor of ethics, John Tasioulas, thinks we should consider the loss of opportunity for “striving and succeeding” that AI is likely to bring.

“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.

How the successful marketer used ancient philosophy to overcome modern obstacles and change his mindset.

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."

“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.

Rather than allowing technology to exacerbate stress and disconnection, we can use it to actively support our wellbeing.

Can creativity really change the world? Creativity Pioneers argue that it can. By using art, culture, and imagination, these innovators are tackling some of the most pressing social issues of […]

Reading this article would be such a millennial thing to do.

“The problem with conspiracy theories is they're not just telling you a story, they're telling you a really good story. There's a hidden cabal behind everything that's happening, there's a secret pattern that you just have to be smart enough to detect.”

Almost everyone asserts that the Big Bang was the beginning of everything, followed by inflation. Has everyone gotten the order wrong?