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One of the problems in the contemporary neuro-scientific study of consciousness is really a basic fundamental one, which is that we’ve been looking for consciousness in the wrong place. We’ve […]
Here is a statement that shouldn’t result in anyone being called racist: I think religion is a particularly harmful way of viewing the world, because it encourages irrational thought, groupthink, […]
Now is definitely the time to take risks. I have two daughters, both of whom are now grown and married, with kids. One has two kids, the other almost has […]
The energy monopoly Gazprom is pushing for greater adoption of vehicles that run on natural gas. It helps that Russia is the world's second-largest producer of the stuff.
I think it’s not always right that people should follow their passion. There is a questionnaire that people fill out just before they enter college that has been going on […]
Big Think chief Economist Daniel Altman has a suggestion to end this long national nightmare: get rid of the corporate income tax.
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The tax on corporate profits is a terrible tax. Economists to this day don't know who pays it. And that means that we really don't know who's bearing the burden.
The government is going after 100 companies accused of exploiting young workers who are eager for experience. It's one of several efforts to expose abuses in what some say has become "a defining characteristic" of the Millennial generation.
A man spends ten years trying to sail home to his faithful wife... A naked foot slides, with mysterious ease, into the prince’s slipper… A girl stands on a balcony, […]
Earlier this month, President Obama announced his intention to create an ambitious research project, supported by billions of federal dollars, to unlock the secrets of how the brain works.
You have to believe that you are going to do well on an exam. I've seen students from all different backgrounds, people who started at all different levels, who have […]
To test how strongly we identify our political convictions with a specific political party, Swedish researchers took to the streets just before a national election to survey voters about their political leanings.
La cocina es una de las primeras actividades que nació en la historia, no? Lo primero que hicieron los humanos fue comer. Durante la historia ha ido dialogando con otras […]
It certainly is the case that Shakespeare has been the darling of an extraordinarily weird array of people.
Shakespeare was malleable in every way aesthetically and ethically.
I feel quite strongly that solar power will be the single largest source of electricity generation by mid-21st century. In fact, just a simple extrapolation of the growth of solar […]
If there were a widespread disease that similarly deprived people of a third of their conscious lives, the search for a cure would be lavishly funded. Sleep researchers may be closing in.
The quickening pace at which computer technology continues to advance has given many a futurist the hope for a union between man and machine. But there are other ways of being immortal.
Sociology has robbed the arts (and artists) of the vocabulary needed to appreciate individual works of creativity and self-expression that work toward aesthetic goals, not just marketplace shares.
I had my first spiritual experience when I was 16 years old. I was sitting up late one night having a conversation with my mother about something I can’t remember, […]