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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
Alan Turing and Christopher Strachey created a ground-breaking computer program that allowed them to express affection vicariously when so doing publicly, as gay men, was criminal.
In "Not Born Yesterday," author and cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier makes the case that misinformation is overrated — and other human foibles are underrated.
When stuffed and staring down the last bite, you might hear your mother's voice in your mind.
The passage of time is something we all experience, as it takes us from one moment to the next. But could it all just be an illusion?
"The movement is much bigger than Sam Bankman-Fried, or any one person, no matter how wealthy," philosopher Peter Singer told Big Think.
Executive coach Jodi Wellman explains how to “make it to the end with no regrets.”
The true story of the shot that "reverberated through England" when science collided head-on with religion.
Big Think Business columnist Eric Markowitz prefaces his new series on long-term thinking with the experience that almost cut his life short.
The best of all investor attributes is easily attained — and unbeatable in combination with other advantages.
It's knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it's not magic that powers AI though; it's just math and data.
Ryan Condal, who worked in pharmaceutical advertising before Hollywood, talks with Big Think about imposter syndrome, "precrastination," and Westeros lore.
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Traditional definitions of wellbeing focus on the absence of mental illness or disease. But true wellbeing goes beyond that, says this neuroscientist.
In the fight between head and heart, psychologists will win.
While the concept stretches back centuries, it has garnered significant attention in recent decades.
The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.
Google’s first Chief Innovation Evangelist — Frederik Pferdt — lays out a map for navigating unprecedented change and innovation.
In "Moral Ambition," Dutch historian Rutger Bregman argues that all would benefit from a collective redefinition of success.
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Finding meaning isn’t just personally fulfilling — it’s critical to our brain’s development, explains USC neuroscientist.
On a cosmic scale, our existence seems insignificant and inconsequential. But from another perspective, humans are completely remarkable.
It's good to be a wallflower. But sometimes, you need to show yourself off a bit.