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Existentialism
Big Think spoke with author and psychiatrist Elias Dakwar about addiction, rock bottom, and the moment you realize your compass is broken.
Be more like Goldilocks.
The more you know, the better you can act.
Could AI develop true intelligence without sentience? Philosopher Jonathan Birch explores the boundaries of artificial and evolved minds.
The artistic and the mathematical mind are not so far apart.
Do we really need to be religious to run a society well?
An interview with renowned mythologist Martin Shaw about persona, presence, and how to spend life's finite time.
"I think it's about time we stop allowing every male generation bang their frontal lobe through its most developmental stages."
How black and white is your thinking?
Just because you can't experience it doesn't mean it's not real.
Will "Sausage Party" survive the test of time?
How many scientists does it take to ruin a good conspiracy?
If you're an atheist with a vocation, who laid that path for you?
"I have a friend who thinks vaccines cause autism," writes Nina. "What can I do?"
There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.
How can "you" move on when the old "you" is gone?
Reading this article would be such a millennial thing to do.
Would you be upset if I called you an eggplant?
People often say, "Let go," or, "Don't take things to heart." But where's the line with this philosophy?
Why do we tip waitstaff and cabdrivers but not flight attendants and retail clerks?