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Philosophy
Examine life’s biggest questions, from ethics to existence, with curiosity and critical thinking.
If the daily grind feels like Sartre's phony act of "bad faith," Heidegger's sense of "being" can help redefine your role.
In 1924, Edwin Hubble found proof that the Milky Way isn't the only galaxy in the Universe.
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What is perception, really? Philosopher Alva Noë on why perception is a puzzling phenomenon:
"She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
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Author of the Canceling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff explains the current state of free speech in the United States.
How to juggle while walking a tightrope — at work.
Without wormholes, warp drive, or some type of new matter, energy, or physics, everyone is limited by the speed of light. Or are they?
Big Think recently spoke with sleep psychologist Dr. Jade Wu about the surprising consequences of forgoing sleep.
The world’s highest mountain is also the world’s highest cemetery, with some bodies serving as creepy landmarks for today’s climbers.
To solve “addition bias” don’t punish people who subtract — call in the “friction fixers” instead.
Adrie Kusserow, an anthropologist and scholar of Buddhism, shares how her study of the religion and its history has reshaped her view of the world — and herself.
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The creative force behind The Vampire Diaries explains how she learned to deal with her insecurities.
Unlikely Collaborators
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Science writer George Musser on the unsung role of friendship in science’s biggest discoveries.
Skilled hunters adapted to the changing landscape and left tantalizing clues to who they were.
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From hunter-gatherers to the American Dream: This is how humanity’s definition of “work” has developed over time.
Ways to move forward when you're wrong and I'm right.
Explore how QBism reframes science by placing the observer at the heart of quantum reality.
People who die by suicide are more likely to have reduced levels of the NPAS4 gene, which helps regulate inflammation in the brain.
Millennia ago, philosophers like Anaximander grasped that nature is the ultimate recycler.
Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.