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Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Universe is simply that it, and everything in it, exists. But what's the reason why?
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We think of physical reality as what objectively exists, independent of any observer. But relativity and quantum physics say otherwise.
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"The big question then is why are most people resilient and why are some people not resilient?"
Neuroscience isn’t dissolving philosophy’s hardest problems — it’s forcing us to rethink where they live.
British entrepreneur Simon Squibb made his fortune and retired — then amassed legions of followers by giving away sharp business advice for free.
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“The problem with cognitive scripts is when we use them to make more important decisions in our lives, we let our choices be driven by those stories that we have internalized that tell us how we're supposed to behave in a certain situation.”
Big Think and the John Templeton Foundation gathered scientists, artists, and storytellers in Los Angeles to explore the power of awe.
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David S. Goyer explains how paying attention to mystery, and not brushing it aside, became the foundation for the way he builds stories, characters, and worlds.
In post-apocalyptic fiction, imagined futures turn today’s political and cultural tensions into geography.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
There are two sides to the AI debate, and both are perpetuating the idea that AI is “inevitable, all-powerful, and deserves to be controlled by a tiny group of people,” says the Empire of AI author.
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“The problem is in our information. Humans, yes, we are generally good and wise, but if you give good people bad information, they make bad decisions.”
As we crank up our search for more powerful AI, maybe we should slow down and reimagine the shape and language of intelligence itself.
Researcher and Google CTO Blaise Agüera y Arcas joins us to discuss his new book, "What Is Intelligence?"
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.