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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
The best of all investor attributes is easily attained — and unbeatable in combination with other advantages.
It's knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it's not magic that powers AI though; it's just math and data.
Ryan Condal, who worked in pharmaceutical advertising before Hollywood, talks with Big Think about imposter syndrome, "precrastination," and Westeros lore.
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Traditional definitions of wellbeing focus on the absence of mental illness or disease. But true wellbeing goes beyond that, says this neuroscientist.
In the fight between head and heart, psychologists will win.
While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.
The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.
Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist — Frederik Pferdt — lays out a map for navigating unprecedented change and innovation.
In "Moral Ambition," Dutch historian Rutger Bregman argues that all would benefit from a collective redefinition of success.
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Finding meaning isn’t just personally fulfilling — it’s critical to our brain’s development, explains USC neuroscientist.
On a cosmic scale, our existence seems insignificant and inconsequential. But from another perspective, humans are completely remarkable.
It's good to be a wallflower. But sometimes, you need to show yourself off a bit.
On the largest of cosmic scales, the Universe is expanding. But it isn't all-or-nothing everywhere, as "collapse" is also part of the story.
Physicists have increasingly begun to view life as information-processing "states of matter" that require special consideration.
From the explosions themselves to their unique and vibrant colors, the fireworks displays we adore require quantum physics.
“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?”
A golden new era of business is within our reach — provided that we harness AI's potential while mitigating the risks.
Architecture in the age of AI — argues professor Nayef Al-Rodhan — should embed philosophical inquiry in its transdisciplinary toolkit.
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“Happiness is NOT about feelings.” Harvard happiness expert Arthur Brooks debunks the biggest myths about humanity’s most sought-after state, and explains how to actually get it.
Is a repressed memory always so bad?