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Getting drunk might be bad for you but good for us.
Each of these stories rests on a foundation of great ideas that will scare you to death and make you think.
In this excerpt from "The Art of Spending Money," Morgan Housel lays out the spending and financial habits guaranteed to end in regret.
If AI is modeled only on human intelligence, will it inherit only human ways of seeing the world?
You may actually be on the same wavelength.
Life's "in-between" stages pack unique cognitive benefits — if you know how to tap into them.
The incredible story of how the US Army began the march toward generative AI in 1943 — and what it means for your business today.
A childhood spent under the spell of sleight-of-hand taught me skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances.
How to look cool in post-war France in black and white photos.
Trailblazing isn’t limited to the executive suite: Cultures of disruption happen when people at every level step up to lead change.
A conversation with Dr. Susan Schneider on the AI risks we’re not talking about and why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
Neuroscientist Rachel Barr shares her favorite books on the brain and how they shaped her approach to the field.
We don't learn from history because we can't learn from history.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Despite the claims of speed reading apps and programs, you actually have to read the book if you want to learn.
Aristotle taught that “knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” — all leaders and teams should take note.
A dialogue with Angus Fletcher — author of the bestseller "Primal Intelligence" — exploring the unique engines of human progress.
Reality TV star, music producer, and serial entrepreneur JoJo Simmons on the power of listening and the massive benefits of switching off.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
You are held, shaped, and sustained by a thousand invisible hands.
A conversation with neuroscientist Erik Hoel about the future of consciousness research.
A conversation with Annaka Harris on shared perception, experimental science, and why our intuition about consciousness is wrong.
Science helps us imagine the vastness of space and time — and our small but meaningful place within it.
"Ordinary dreams are, perhaps, the clearest articulation of what it is like to be."
5-MeO-DMT may offer a practical way to access and study consciousness in its most basic form.
A universal signature could make surgeries safer — and help reveal what holds consciousness together.
After the trauma of a high-risk medical procedure, Eric Markowitz discovered a kind of consciousness that lives not in thought — but in presence.
These expert-recommended books try to answer the questions of consciousness, from its fundamental nature to its role in human experience and the natural world.
A conversation about intelligence and consciousness with philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith.