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The Long Game
Resilience is overrated: Unlock the real secret to business longevity
Andrew Markell — philosopher, martial artist, and CEO advisor — argues that true endurance comes from desire, ritual, and learning to evolve through chaos.
Eric Markowitz
A middle-aged man with glasses and a beard, resembling Jimmy Wales, poses in front of a light-colored background featuring Wikipedia's globe logo and various language characters.
Business
Wikipedia visionary Jimmy Wales wants innovators to have fun. Seriously
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.
Mike Hodgkinson
The image shows the cover of the book "Governing Babel" by John P. Wihbey, featuring the text "an excerpt from" on a light blue background, hinting at themes like online speech moderation.
Books
AI vs. AI: The upcoming arms race against disinformation online
In this excerpt from "Governing Babel," John Wihbey explores how AI is reshaping online moderation by offering tools that can help human moderators, but also raises the risk of disinformation and digital chaos.
John Wihbey
A collage with black-and-white portraits partly obscured by red squares evokes themes of existentialism and absurdism; one shows a man walking, the other a figure pushing a boulder uphill.
Mini Philosophy
Would you rather be an absurdist or an existentialist? Here’s the difference between the two.
How to look cool in post-war France in black and white photos.
Jonny Thomson
A grayscale portrait of Caterina Fake is centered between an FDNY ambulance on the left and patterned designs with circular symbols on the right.
Business
Essential skills for “weird times”: How internet pioneer Caterina Fake keeps it real
Venture capitalist and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake talks to Big Think about why AI won’t make the internet better, her influences beyond tech, and more.
Lucy Handley
Alex Partridge, a man with short hair and light facial hair, poses for a portrait. The background features abstract geometric and textured patterns in green, black, white, and blue.
Business
The Alex Partridge interview: “Humans thrive through storytelling”
The UNILAD founder followed a rocky road to success — and his 2023 ADHD diagnosis proved revelatory.
Mike Hodgkinson
A man in historical clothing nails a document featuring a cartoon animal face—a nod to popular memes—to a wooden door, while two others watch.
Mini Philosophy
What makes a meme take off? The 3 rules of virality
One does not simply make a meme go viral.
Jonny Thomson
A human silhouette filled with birds and insects is overlaid with a circular target, binary code, and abstract shapes against a sky background with clouds.
The Well
Social media supercharged our disagreements. Could AI help us resolve them?
Duke sociologist Dr. Christopher Bail on the tech’s potential to foster empathy in an age of division.
Christopher Bail
John Templeton Foundation
A slot machine displays various icons, including brains, cherries, a clover, and the number seven—an homage to Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s work—with two brains and a seven visible in the central row.
Smart Skills
How to escape the “dopamine crash loop” and rewire your curiosity
Stuck on a hamster wheel of mindless social media scrolling? Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how to consciously redirect your reward system.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff
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