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Lifelong Learning
Neuroscientist Rachel Barr shares her favorite books on the brain and how they shaped her approach to the field.
Despite the claims of speed reading apps and programs, you actually have to read the book if you want to learn.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Real understanding, argues Jeff DeGraff, doesn’t come from outputs — it comes from practice.
It's OK to hate a frigid pond.
“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.
After the trauma of a high-risk medical procedure, Eric Markowitz discovered a kind of consciousness that lives not in thought — but in presence.
The Japanese practice of "tsundoku" bestows joy and lasting benefits to those who make books an important part of their lives.
The investment advisor and host of the Talking Billions podcast explores childhood curiosity, building networks through kindness, and more.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
It’s something to wrestle and live with, says behavioral scientist Arthur Brooks.
A mid-flight scare reveals how embracing death can bring purpose and meaning to everyday life.
Breaking barriers: seamless learning across languages and platforms.
Annie Duke, a poker champion turned decision scientist, talks with Big Think about how to choose well under uncertainty.
The “primacy/recency effect” is used by celebrated movie-makers, Broadway composers, and restaurateurs — it can work for you too.
The outrageously accomplished magician-inventor-author chats to Big Think about fear, multitasking, and successful work-life reinvention.
“It is natural to want to avoid failure. But when we avoid failure, we also avoid discovery and accomplishment."
A thesaurus isn’t for finding fancy words; it’s a resource to help you keep your rhythm.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Curiosity is often considered a personality quirk. Neuroscience paints a different picture.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
"Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms, like books written in a truly foreign language."
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"We're at a very critical point in human history where things are about to change dramatically. One of the beauties of these AI tools is you now can just be anything that you dreamt of being."
Bestselling author Seth Godin urges us to rethink our definition of longevity — and to step back and measure what matters.
Those who know who they are — and what they truly value — refuse to compromise their authentic direction to placate others.
“It’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong.”
Investor Guy Spier joins Big Think for a chat about the “Oracle of Omaha,” generative AI, what confuses him, and more.
"Personality isn't based on what we say we'll do. It's rooted in what we actually do, which becomes what we think about."