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At Big Think, we capture the thoughts of the world’s most brilliant thinkers.
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Have swipes and scrolls replaced deep thinking?
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This is the first study to explore not only what percentage of people in the general population choose to watch videos of graphic real-life violence, but also why.
Forget everything you think you know about meditation.
Why is math the universal language? NASA’s Michelle Thaller solves that one.
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It’s almost time for spring cleaning.
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The older we are, the less our chronological age may say about us.
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When it comes to raising superintelligent A.I., kindness may be our best bet.
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Scientists are developing vaccines for migraines and sciatica (back pain) – a win in the war against the overprescription of opioid drugs.
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Anxious? Dr. Frankl suggested you take a different view of things.
The formula for resilience? Hope, grit, and amnesia.
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The plan to stop megacorps from owning superintelligence is already underway.
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Creativity can bring about unchecked harm, but it’s up to us how we wield it.
Soon, parents may be able to prescribe music to their kids to help them focus.
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It’s not just ostriches who stick their head in the sand.
A study on the effects of LSD microdosing shows some fittingly strange results.
A new study takes a fresh look at the mechanics of forming habits.
Almost 200 cognitive biases rule our everyday thinking. A new codex boils them down to 4.
Legislators push to keep cursive in their schools’ curricula, but experts seem split as to whether it’s necessary.
Even some teachers suffer from anxiety about math.
Our attention is more than just a resource. It is an experience.
Is it “perverseness,” the “death drive,” or something else?
Upload your mind? Here’s a reality check on the Singularity.
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There’s a difference between having a harmonious passion and an obsessive one.
Digging deeper into the mystery of the brain, soul, and consciousness.
How mutual admiration was torn asunder by the sex drive: Freud, Jung and the schism at the heart of psychoanalysis.
Psychedelics are crude drugs. Could neuroscience and super-intelligent AI help us design something better?
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The countdown continues! This is the #3 most popular video of 2018.
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The countdown continues! This is the 5th most popular video of 2018 — for good reason.
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