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Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman contends that our modern sense of altruism can be traced back to the radical shift in ethical thinking sparked by Jesus' teachings.
Science fiction romanticized Mars as a place of adventure and future settlement; science tells a very different story.
How many stupid acts does it take to make a person stupid?
Practical guidance for navigating AI’s role in modern learning organizations.
The technology might be much closer than you'd think.
History shows that progress often depends on activists at both ends of the spectrum.
Each of these stories rests on a foundation of great ideas that will scare you to death and make you think.
Venture capitalist and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake talks to Big Think about why AI won’t make the internet better, her influences beyond tech, and more.
Why some of philosophy’s strangest scenarios are more than mental games.
If happiness is an absolute good, would 1 billion slightly happy people be better than 1 million incredibly happy people?
In "Raising AI," De Kai argues that today's AIs are already more like us than we think they are.
An atheist's case for why American democracy needs a more Christlike Christianity.
Rutger Bregman's "Moral Ambition" wants us to aim our careers not at money but solving the world's biggest problems.
Dreams of resurrecting lost species didn’t start in Hollywood or Silicon Valley.
Arendt thought 20th-century philosophy had become too passive and abstract. She called for "active thinking" that prepares us to live in the real world.
You don't need to be a scientist or a philosopher for facts, reality, and the truth to matter. The alternative is simply known as bullshit.
In all the known Universe, Earth is the only planet known to have native life. What should guide us in expanding humanity beyond our world?
Pessimissts are never disappointed, but are they also kinder?
That Nietzsche quote might not mean what you think it does.
How much can you know about someone from a single belief?
Your BS detector might not be as accurate as you think.
"Lookism" is prevalent and harmful. So why do so few take it seriously?
A study on the “moral circles” of liberals and conservatives gets drafted into the culture wars — with mixed results.
The more you know, the better you can act.
“Technology has always been co-opted for war, but truly intelligent AI, let alone a superintelligence, is a different beast entirely.”
"I think it's about time we stop allowing every male generation bang their frontal lobe through its most developmental stages."
From King Midas to Gordon Gekko, humanity has struggled to grasp greed's true nature.
The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners.
Plato's cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.
How many scientists does it take to ruin a good conspiracy?