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Thinking
The 3 ways people choose to die
Hospice nurse Julie McFadden shares three examples where people hold off death, just for a bit.
Julie McFadden
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Business
Why long-term vision and “fusion teams” are crucial to your AI strategy
Vijay Tella — CEO of enterprise orchestration unicorn Workato — joins Big Think Business for an exploration of our “agentic” future.
Mike Hodgkinson
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4mins
The Well
Human development has 5 key principles – here’s why they matter
These 5 human development principles could completely change the way we think about learning and potential.
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
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7mins
Perception Box
How to navigate loneliness, according to neuroscience
Challenging the loneliness stigma can change your life. Here’s how to start.
Kasley Killam
Unlikely Collaborators
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Starts With A Bang
Our cosmic home is typical for stars, but not for galaxies
Most stars in the Universe are located in big, massive, Milky Way-like galaxies. But most galaxies aren't like ours at all.
Ethan Siegel
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The Future
T-Minus: Counting down 10 upcoming moon missions
These missions will put us one step closer to the ultimate goal: crewed trips to Mars.
Kristin Houser
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The Future
LLMs are a dead end to AGI, says François Chollet
His $1 million ARC Prize competition is designed to put us on the right path.
Kristin Houser
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Thinking
Everyday Philosophy: Can we overcome alienation by becoming more assertive?
How do you cope when joining a team shatters your confidence? Albert Camus and Harry Stack Sullivan can help.
Jonny Thomson
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Business
How the “4 Types of Luck” can enrich your work-life
Unraveling the subtle mechanics of luck can help us better steer the wheel of fortune.
Jonny Thomson
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12mins
The Big Think Interview
Doomerism won’t fix the planet, but we can
“You can find examples of really big environmental problems that we've already solved.” Climate change is solvable, argues Hannah Ritchie.
Hannah Ritchie
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3mins
The Well
Don’t fall into the determinism trap. Everything is, in fact, random
Don’t fall into the determinism trap. Everything is, in fact, random, says chemist Lee Cronin:
Lee Cronin
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Starts With A Bang
Ask Ethan: Could we build a collider bigger than Earth?
The largest particle accelerator and collider ever built is the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Why not go much, much bigger?
Ethan Siegel
Big Think+
Introducing Big Think+ Analytics: Real-time analytics for your learning programs
With our new Analytics feature, you can easily identify trends and success metrics to maximize your learning program’s effectiveness.
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High Culture
“Inside Out 2” creators on rediscovering joy and being a better parent
Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein drew inspiration from psychologists as well as their own children, becoming more understanding parents in the process.
Tim Brinkhof
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Business
The long-term benefits of “second-level” thinking
Welcome to the Big Think debut of The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Eric Markowitz
Einstein
Starts With A Bang
3 big lessons from Einstein’s most famous equation: E=mc²
More than any other equation in physics, E = mc² is recognizable and profound. But what do we actually learn about reality from it?
Ethan Siegel
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The Past
Why harmony with nature is a myth
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
Jason Crawford
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The Past
Found: Records of Pompeii’s survivors
In popular culture, the eruption is usually depicted as an apocalyptic event.
Steven L. Tuck
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Strange Maps
Do these pictures prove tennis is dead?
How has tennis changed in recent decades? The wear and tear on Wimbledon’s Centre Court may tell the tale.
Frank Jacobs
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Starts With A Bang
How a failed experiment led to Einstein’s first big revolution
The Michelson-Morley experiment of 1887, despite expectations, revealed a null result: no effect. The implications were revolutionary.
Ethan Siegel
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