You are held, shaped, and sustained by a thousand invisible hands.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

“You can be aware of sadness from a point of view that is not merely sad, and you can be aware of fear from a point of view that's not merely afraid.”

Sikh American scholar and historian Simran Jeet Singh on helping kids imagine — and create — a more empathetic world.

A conversation with neuroscientist Erik Hoel about the future of consciousness research.

“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.

A conversation with Annaka Harris on shared perception, experimental science, and why our intuition about consciousness is wrong.

"Ordinary dreams are, perhaps, the clearest articulation of what it is like to be."

The overlooked reason why "AI consciousness" isn't coming anytime soon.

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.

"For many people, the idea that consciousness is a set of tricks is offensive," the late philosopher told Big Think in 2012. "I think that's a prime mistake."

Introducing Big Think's Consciousness Issue.

Humans have always had religion. What does this say about our minds? Reza Aslan PhD, Lisa Miller PhD, and Rob Bell MDiv explain.

The host of the Founders podcast joins Big Think for a chat about success, obsession, business genius, human nature, and more.

Many of us rely on emotional advice that doesn’t actually work. Psychologist Ethan Kross offers a smarter, science-backed approach to managing emotions with flexibility and perspective.

Across planet Earth, dark and pristine night skies are an increasingly rare resource. These photos showcase the best of what we still have.

When your head is full of information, how can you actually make use of it?

Nuclear chemist Tim Gregory joins Big Think to make the case that nuclear energy can still transform the world for the better.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

“Because of the efficiency worship that we have developed in our industrial age, we are now seeing procrastination as a character flaw rather than what it is, a signal that is worth listening to.”

Just 13.8 billion years after the hot Big Bang, we can see 46.1 billion light-years away in all directions. Doesn't that violate...something?

What happens when the boundaries of “you” disappear? James Fadiman, PhD, Jamie Wheal, and Matthew Johnson, PhD explore how supported experiences with psychoactive drugs can dissolve identity and reveal a deeper reality.

Einstein is credited with saying, "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." What he actually said has a very different meaning.

The Japanese practice of "tsundoku" bestows joy and lasting benefits to those who make books an important part of their lives.

At the center of Hubble's famous "cosmic horseshoe," a very heavy supermassive black hole has been robustly measured. How is it possible?

Why talent alone isn’t enough to achieve your goals.

Just pretend you're someone else.

In the post-AI startup landscape, the role of the entrepreneur will evolve from operator to orchestrator. Are you ready?