Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Psychologist Paul Bloom wants us to abandon empathy as a guide to moral decision making. He’s probably right.
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The paradox is one that Hawking himself claimed to have a solution to many times, but none of the proposals have held up to scrutiny. The paradox is still unresolved. […]
Here are some tips on how to beef up your EQ.
Once desire becomes suspect, sex is never far behind.
Philosophers David Chalmers and Daniel Dennett argue over “philosophical zombies,” created to question the nature of human consciousness.
Humanity has mapped the Milky Way better than ever with ESA’s Gaia. But 1.7 billion stars later, there are still no Dyson spheres. Perhaps the greatest ‘holy grail’ in all of […]
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Philosopher of mind Peter Godfrey-Smith on octopus consciousness, free will, and an extinct sea-worm he’d like to resurrect.
Every business has goals—whether they’re as simple as “sell more” or as sophisticated as “apply design thinking to business processes to increase overall efficiency and reduce costs by X%.”
Diversity and inclusion are incredibly important topics for modern organizations of any size. Diversity training is a core part of ensuring that new employees feel welcome in the workplace—providing a […]
Last week, the crew found themselves in the mirror Universe. Here’s what science has to say about that. Star Trek: Discovery entered their midseason hiatus on a terrific cliffhanger: they had […]
Does happiness require a rebellion against evolution?
AI won’t really resemble humanoids. Instead, AI will create a world that countries and large companies can live in.
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What explains our propensity to blame the victim, even in cases of sexual assault and rape? A true story of sexual crime in America reveals some key misunderstandings we may all hold.
This week’s Comment of the Week is about an interesting divide between political reality and our technology. See what else we liked! Did you make the cut?
A cosmic controversy is back, and at least one camp — perhaps both — is making an unidentified error. Ever since Hubble first discovered the relationship between a galaxy’s distance and its motion away […]
Columbia professor Tim Wu came to the Big Think studio to talk about clickbait. What happened next will shock you.
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“Currently, inflammation is considered a major factor in the development of depression, dementia, and other brain disorders,” says Dr Drew Ramsey.
A pioneering study provides a detailed look at how the U.S. economy will suffer from climate change.
Rather than one layer at a time, this method creates an entire object all at once, using lasers.
A Middle-Eastern copy of the famous ‘serio-comic’ map of Europe, with the female figures more modestly dressed
Research shows that the U.S. has more food allergies than other nations though it’s not clear why. The good news: For one of the worst allergies, peanuts, there’s promising news.
A recent study points to the possibility that just 70,000 years ago, a star passed through our Solar System. How often does this happen, and what are the consequences? We […]
New research brings nuance to the concept of being nice by illuminating the personality traits that underlie it, dividing the quality into two related but distinct components.
One of inflation’s cofounders has turned his back on the idea. But practically no one else is following him. Is he right? This article was written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is […]
It really depends on who you ask, as one European poll found out.
Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Author, Podcaster, and “Human Guinea Pig” Tim Ferriss on death, ignoring most of the news, and sake as a secret weapon for podcasting.
Can robots tell stories? In a way, yes. We’re far more likely to see robot nursery rhymes than a robot Shakespeare.
As medicine’s interest in psychedelic drugs increases,will a shamanistic brew join your therapist’s list of go to prescriptions?
Spontaneous, deep talk on surprise topics. In this extra feisty episode of Think Again – A Big Think Podcast, actor and author William Shatner and host Jason Gots take sides on whether or not it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there.
Despite accusations of racial stereotyping, most Dutch cities and towns keep the traditional blackface version of ‘Zwarte Piet’.