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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
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Journalist Steven Kotler on digital immortality and the tech that could keep us “alive,” forever.
The burial spot was found in one of the Herculaneum scrolls charred by Mt. Vesuvius.
The "Shopping Cart Litmus Test" is a popular meme about morality. What does it really reveal about one's character?
Nobody likes the uneasy feeling of being watched — so can there be any workplace benefit to the all-seeing eye?
Author A.J. Jacobs explores how voting has changed since the days of the Founding Fathers — for better and for worse.
IceCube scientists have detected high-energy tau neutrinos from deep space, suggesting that neutrino transformations occur not only in lab experiments but also over cosmic distances.
The Gallup World Poll reveals regional peaks and valleys of happiness across all of the continents.
When high-anxiety situations arise in the workplace, we tend to react by fighting, fleeing, freezing, or fawning — but there’s a hidden fifth option.
The most iconic "dark nebula" of all lights up under JWST's infrared gaze. Here's what's newly discovered inside.
A battle between different kinds of love.
Voltaire's wonderful satire, Candide, remains a useful work-life antidote to bogus platitudes and naive optimism.
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Humanity has two giant collisions to thank for its existence, explains biologist Sean B. Carroll.
Holograms preserve all of an object's 3D information, but on a 2D surface. Could the holographic Universe idea lead us to higher dimensions?
In general relativity, white holes are just as mathematically plausible as black holes. Black holes are real; what about white holes?
Digital analyses of Enlightenment-era letters are teaching us a thing or two about Locke, Voltaire, and others.
Discover how Quantum Bayesianism challenges traditional quantum mechanics by focusing on the role of the observer in creating quantum reality.
At a fundamental level, only a few particles and forces govern all of reality. How do their combinations create human consciousness?
Although social paranoia is more common than clinical paranoia, studies suggests that American society isn’t any more conspiratorial than it has been in the past.
Dark energy is one of the biggest mysteries in all the Universe. Is there any way to avoid "having to live with it?"
Big Think recently spoke with Nick Bostrom about how humans might find fulfillment in a post-scarcity world.