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Our lives are filled with necessity. But what do we do with the remaining hours?
Jonny Thomson interviews wildlife photographer Georgia Barker about the importance of passions and how to cultivate them.
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Jonny Thomson interviews wildlife photographer Georgia Barker about the importance of passions and how to cultivate them.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Our lives are filled with necessity. But what do we do with the remaining hours?
Jonny Thomson interviews wildlife photographer Georgia Barker about the importance of passions and how to cultivate them.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
Jonny Thomson interviews wildlife photographer Georgia Barker about the importance of passions and how to cultivate them.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
Why has the public latched onto the narrative that AI is stalling?
Louis Rosenberg argues that conversations about an "AI bubble" miss the big picture.
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Louis Rosenberg argues that conversations about an "AI bubble" miss the big picture.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-present/...
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why has the public latched onto the narrative that AI is stalling?
Louis Rosenberg argues that conversations about an "AI bubble" miss the big picture.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-present/...
Louis Rosenberg argues that conversations about an "AI bubble" miss the big picture.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-present/...
Is mind reading going from sci-fi to reality?
Jonny Thomson interviews the neuroscientist and bestselling author Anil Seth about the science of mind reading.
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Jonny Thomson interviews the neuroscientist and bestselling author Anil Seth about the science of mind reading.
Full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
December 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Is mind reading going from sci-fi to reality?
Jonny Thomson interviews the neuroscientist and bestselling author Anil Seth about the science of mind reading.
Full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
Jonny Thomson interviews the neuroscientist and bestselling author Anil Seth about the science of mind reading.
Full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
Is it true that ambition and inner life must run on separate tracks?
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-long-gam...
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-long-gam...
December 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Is it true that ambition and inner life must run on separate tracks?
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Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-long-gam...
Can “flying boats” offer a faster and more scalable path to improved urban mobility?
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-future/f...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can “flying boats” offer a faster and more scalable path to improved urban mobility?
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-future/f...
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-future/f...
"Every now and then, if you’re lucky, you’ll encounter a book that changes your life."
Here are five books that have helped millions of people find perspective and live better: (1/7)
Here are five books that have helped millions of people find perspective and live better: (1/7)
December 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Every now and then, if you’re lucky, you’ll encounter a book that changes your life."
Here are five books that have helped millions of people find perspective and live better: (1/7)
Here are five books that have helped millions of people find perspective and live better: (1/7)
"Rose-tinted nostalgia for the preindustrial era has gone viral, strengthened by anxieties about our own digital era." — Chelsea Follett
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Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-past/deb...
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Rose-tinted nostalgia for the preindustrial era has gone viral, strengthened by anxieties about our own digital era." — Chelsea Follett
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Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-past/deb...
Why we need to relearn how to fail | Jonny Thomson and Ryan Holiday
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Read the full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Why we need to relearn how to fail | Jonny Thomson and Ryan Holiday
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Read the full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
Disconnection is systemic — but volunteering may be the most scalable, evidence-based way to close the connection gap.
Aaron Hurst — founder and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Connection — offers a bold new vision for community service. 🧵 (1/7)
Aaron Hurst — founder and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Connection — offers a bold new vision for community service. 🧵 (1/7)
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Disconnection is systemic — but volunteering may be the most scalable, evidence-based way to close the connection gap.
Aaron Hurst — founder and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Connection — offers a bold new vision for community service. 🧵 (1/7)
Aaron Hurst — founder and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Connection — offers a bold new vision for community service. 🧵 (1/7)
"Science is being rebuilt from the ground up."
Smrithi Sunil explores the movement that's rewriting how we do science.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-future/p...
Smrithi Sunil explores the movement that's rewriting how we do science.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Science is being rebuilt from the ground up."
Smrithi Sunil explores the movement that's rewriting how we do science.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-future/p...
Smrithi Sunil explores the movement that's rewriting how we do science.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-future/p...
Why do useful terms often become empty buzzwords?
Laura Kennedy explores how "conceptual stretching" can turn a rude coworker into a narcissist.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/thinking/fro...
Laura Kennedy explores how "conceptual stretching" can turn a rude coworker into a narcissist.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/thinking/fro...
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why do useful terms often become empty buzzwords?
Laura Kennedy explores how "conceptual stretching" can turn a rude coworker into a narcissist.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/thinking/fro...
Laura Kennedy explores how "conceptual stretching" can turn a rude coworker into a narcissist.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/thinking/fro...
At Progress Conference 2025, Tyler Cowen asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, “If you could have more of one thing to have more compute, what would the one thing be?” Altman responded with a single word: “Electrons.”
Full article: bigthink.com/the-future/p...
Full article: bigthink.com/the-future/p...
December 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
At Progress Conference 2025, Tyler Cowen asked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, “If you could have more of one thing to have more compute, what would the one thing be?” Altman responded with a single word: “Electrons.”
Full article: bigthink.com/the-future/p...
Full article: bigthink.com/the-future/p...
Common law has long balanced innovation and accountability. Can it do the same for AI?
In this op-ed, Dean Ball examines how common law — the precedent-based system of judge-made rules — has historically balanced innovation and accountability.
In this op-ed, Dean Ball examines how common law — the precedent-based system of judge-made rules — has historically balanced innovation and accountability.
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Common law has long balanced innovation and accountability. Can it do the same for AI?
In this op-ed, Dean Ball examines how common law — the precedent-based system of judge-made rules — has historically balanced innovation and accountability.
In this op-ed, Dean Ball examines how common law — the precedent-based system of judge-made rules — has historically balanced innovation and accountability.
Is a new progressive era on the horizon?
In this op-ed, Peter Leyden explores how today’s mix of transformative technologies, extreme inequality, and rising populism closely mirrors the conditions that preceded America’s Progressive Era.
In this op-ed, Peter Leyden explores how today’s mix of transformative technologies, extreme inequality, and rising populism closely mirrors the conditions that preceded America’s Progressive Era.
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Is a new progressive era on the horizon?
In this op-ed, Peter Leyden explores how today’s mix of transformative technologies, extreme inequality, and rising populism closely mirrors the conditions that preceded America’s Progressive Era.
In this op-ed, Peter Leyden explores how today’s mix of transformative technologies, extreme inequality, and rising populism closely mirrors the conditions that preceded America’s Progressive Era.
Want to be a better learner? Start by noticing how you think.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how metacognition — the ability to think about your thinking — can help you learn faster and make better decisions.
Full article: bigthink.com/thinking/lea...
Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how metacognition — the ability to think about your thinking — can help you learn faster and make better decisions.
Full article: bigthink.com/thinking/lea...
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Want to be a better learner? Start by noticing how you think.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how metacognition — the ability to think about your thinking — can help you learn faster and make better decisions.
Full article: bigthink.com/thinking/lea...
Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how metacognition — the ability to think about your thinking — can help you learn faster and make better decisions.
Full article: bigthink.com/thinking/lea...
Do we get more progress from unlimited budgets… or tight constraints?
Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, argues that government-led “glory projects” ultimately hurt the aerospace industry they were meant to advance.
Full article: bigthink.com/the-future/c...
Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, argues that government-led “glory projects” ultimately hurt the aerospace industry they were meant to advance.
Full article: bigthink.com/the-future/c...
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Do we get more progress from unlimited budgets… or tight constraints?
Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, argues that government-led “glory projects” ultimately hurt the aerospace industry they were meant to advance.
Full article: bigthink.com/the-future/c...
Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, argues that government-led “glory projects” ultimately hurt the aerospace industry they were meant to advance.
Full article: bigthink.com/the-future/c...
Does progress happen by negotiating for incremental change or demanding absolute results?
Jonny Thomson explores the complementary roles of pragmatists and purists in the history of activism.
Jonny Thomson explores the complementary roles of pragmatists and purists in the history of activism.
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Does progress happen by negotiating for incremental change or demanding absolute results?
Jonny Thomson explores the complementary roles of pragmatists and purists in the history of activism.
Jonny Thomson explores the complementary roles of pragmatists and purists in the history of activism.
Why do we still read the classics?
Daniel Greco, professor of philosophy at Yale, uses coordination games to explain the power of the canon.
Daniel Greco, professor of philosophy at Yale, uses coordination games to explain the power of the canon.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Why do we still read the classics?
Daniel Greco, professor of philosophy at Yale, uses coordination games to explain the power of the canon.
Daniel Greco, professor of philosophy at Yale, uses coordination games to explain the power of the canon.
BIG NEWS: "The Engine of Progress" is live!
In this special issue, we examine the nature of progress: what nurtures it, what stifles it, and what we can do to shape it more deliberately in the years ahead.
Here's some of what's inside: 🧵 (1/7)
In this special issue, we examine the nature of progress: what nurtures it, what stifles it, and what we can do to shape it more deliberately in the years ahead.
Here's some of what's inside: 🧵 (1/7)
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
BIG NEWS: "The Engine of Progress" is live!
In this special issue, we examine the nature of progress: what nurtures it, what stifles it, and what we can do to shape it more deliberately in the years ahead.
Here's some of what's inside: 🧵 (1/7)
In this special issue, we examine the nature of progress: what nurtures it, what stifles it, and what we can do to shape it more deliberately in the years ahead.
Here's some of what's inside: 🧵 (1/7)
What’s one book that you believe changed the world for the better?
We asked five experts who attended Progress Conference 2025 to share their picks. 🧵
We asked five experts who attended Progress Conference 2025 to share their picks. 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What’s one book that you believe changed the world for the better?
We asked five experts who attended Progress Conference 2025 to share their picks. 🧵
We asked five experts who attended Progress Conference 2025 to share their picks. 🧵
What’s one change that would make social media feel more trusting to you?
Wikipedia visionary Jimmy Wales shares his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to
Wikipedia visionary Jimmy Wales shares his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What’s one change that would make social media feel more trusting to you?
Wikipedia visionary Jimmy Wales shares his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to
Wikipedia visionary Jimmy Wales shares his thoughts about the future of media, the promise of AI, and our need to
Are you an effective trailblazer?
James Patterson and Patrick Leddin outline what makes an effective trailblazer and how anyone can step up to lead change.
James Patterson and Patrick Leddin outline what makes an effective trailblazer and how anyone can step up to lead change.
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Are you an effective trailblazer?
James Patterson and Patrick Leddin outline what makes an effective trailblazer and how anyone can step up to lead change.
James Patterson and Patrick Leddin outline what makes an effective trailblazer and how anyone can step up to lead change.
What can magic teach us about science?
Richard Cytowic, Professor of Neurology at George Washington University, shares his story of growing up with a father who was a magician and how it taught him skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances.
Richard Cytowic, Professor of Neurology at George Washington University, shares his story of growing up with a father who was a magician and how it taught him skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What can magic teach us about science?
Richard Cytowic, Professor of Neurology at George Washington University, shares his story of growing up with a father who was a magician and how it taught him skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances.
Richard Cytowic, Professor of Neurology at George Washington University, shares his story of growing up with a father who was a magician and how it taught him skepticism, curiosity, and the habit of looking beneath appearances.
Why do you think we cry during moments of joy—what are those tears signaling?
Steven Pinker, psychologist and author of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows", explores how social bonding may explain why only humans weep.
Steven Pinker, psychologist and author of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows", explores how social bonding may explain why only humans weep.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why do you think we cry during moments of joy—what are those tears signaling?
Steven Pinker, psychologist and author of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows", explores how social bonding may explain why only humans weep.
Steven Pinker, psychologist and author of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows", explores how social bonding may explain why only humans weep.
If AI steers us towards homogeneity, how do we keep our thinking original?
Dr. Susan Schneider talks to Eric Markowitz about what she calls the “megasystem problem”: networks of AI models colluding in ways we can’t predict.
Dr. Susan Schneider talks to Eric Markowitz about what she calls the “megasystem problem”: networks of AI models colluding in ways we can’t predict.
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If AI steers us towards homogeneity, how do we keep our thinking original?
Dr. Susan Schneider talks to Eric Markowitz about what she calls the “megasystem problem”: networks of AI models colluding in ways we can’t predict.
Dr. Susan Schneider talks to Eric Markowitz about what she calls the “megasystem problem”: networks of AI models colluding in ways we can’t predict.