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Wales shares with Big Think his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to build a culture on trust.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
In this excerpt from "Playful," Cas Holman surveys the research that brought the neuroscience of play into the mainstream.
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“No matter what their gods were, what they did for a living, what they wore, the songs they sang, everything varies except love, and everybody loves.”
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“The universe clicks along in perfect accord with the laws of physics forever.”
Getting drunk might be bad for you but good for us.
A preview of the latest novel by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author.
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Language is a huge part of human development, even the language we keep to ourselves. Three experts explain how words and beliefs can change our brains and our lives:
Unlikely Collaborators
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The incredible story of how the US Army began the march toward generative AI in 1943 — and what it means for your business today.
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Primatologist Frans de Waal argues that studying chimpanzees and bonobos not only fascinates but also provides valuable insights into human behavior, particularly in areas like leadership, emotions, and gender, which are essential to our identity and societal functioning.
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This class explores human decision-making, emphasizing humility and data-driven analysis while addressing cognitive biases like availability bias and confirmation bias, ultimately equipping participants with strategies to improve judgment and navigate complex choices through a blend of psychological insights and practical applications.
A dialogue with Angus Fletcher — author of the bestseller "Primal Intelligence" — exploring the unique engines of human progress.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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“All information technologies up to the 21st century were organic networks based on our organic brain.”
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
On the largest scales, galaxies don't simply clump together, but form superclusters. Too bad they don't remain bound together.
Our minds crave simple, linear narratives. But society rarely follows a straight line.
Author and geopolitical strategist Paulo Cardoso do Amaral urges us to ask: Will we shape AI with wisdom, or will AI reshape us with strategy?
In "The Headache," Tom Zeller Jr. explores one of the human brain's most enduring, and painful, enigmas.
In "Dinner with King Tut," Sam Kean examines how a burgeoning field is recreating ancient tasks to uncover historical truths.