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Our algorithmic age encourages us to over-index on probabilities — but we should instead exercise our “storythinking brain” and focus on possibilities.
Handled right, AI has potential to bring back middle-skill jobs lost to the rise of computers, economists argue. Or, like the mechanized mills of the past, it could toss whole sectors out of work.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
British entrepreneur Simon Squibb made his fortune and retired — then amassed legions of followers by giving away sharp business advice for free.
The Department of Energy's newest mission seeks to make a unified AI platform across all national labs. Will it help US science, or kill it?
AI “eval” outfit Mercor is one of the fastest growing companies in history. But will their rocket run out of fuel? Big Think investigates.
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“The next revolution will be quantum computers that will make the digital computer look like an abacus.”
Robotaxis can transform cities by improving mobile efficiency, equity, and safety — if cities adopt policies that prioritize the public good.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
There are two sides to the AI debate, and both are perpetuating the idea that AI is “inevitable, all-powerful, and deserves to be controlled by a tiny group of people,” says the Empire of AI author.
The HuffPost co-founder is now focusing on AI and health — but she’s keeping an eye on agency and human nature.
Tech legend Bob Taylor — a pioneer of the computing revolution — figured out the genius of framing two types of disagreement.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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Our brains weren’t built for the amount of info we deal with now. That’s why scientists have made the case for a “second brain” — a place to dump ideas so you can actually see how they connect later.
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Media trailblazer Tim O’Reilly tells Big Think why AI requires "get yourself dirty" work — and warns us not to buy the hype.
There are so many problems, all across planet Earth, that harm and threaten humanity. Why invest in researching the Universe?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
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“Until very recently, I thought I would die with the same genome that I was born with.”
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“Old systems of the past are collapsing, and new systems of the future are still to be born. I call this moment the great progression.”
From Charles Schwab to Jensen Huang, great leaders never attribute their success to flawless planning — they point instead to what went wrong.
Decades before COVID imposed remote work on the world, Jack Nilles pioneered WFH and championed its many benefits.
The case for robotaxis on the water.
An introduction to "The Engine of Progress" from Jason Crawford, founder of the Roots of Progress Institute.
Real progress demands rules built for uncertainty — not for the few innovations dominating today’s tech landscape.
Before we can build the future, we have to imagine it.
Common law has long balanced innovation and accountability. Can it do the same for AI?
These expert-recommended books reveal how big ideas can shape — and sometimes redefine — human progress.
To turn technical breakthroughs into real-world change, AI must overcome the friction of politics, policy, and human institutions.
To build a better world, we first have to understand how change actually happens.
At the foundation of America’s progress movement are immigrants who still believe this country can build.