Will the next discovery trigger forces beyond our control? Thomas Moynihan explores the concept of "mirror life" and how similar fears have haunted science for centuries. Read the full article: bigthink.com/the-past/mir...

How to personalize your leadership | Josh Bersin #Leadership

What does it mean to feel awe? Join us for an extraordinary evening of storytelling with scientists, artists, explorers, and authors. ✨ A Night of Awe and Wonder 📍 September 27, 2025 | Los Angeles, CA 🎟️ Register here: freethinkmedia.com/events/naaw-...

5 great books to demystify the brain — a short thread: 🧵 #Neuroscience #Books

Our brains aren't computers. #Neuroscience #Storytelling #AI Will our process of making sense of the world through story outlast AI? Read the full interview between Eric Markowitz and Angus Fletcher here: bigthink.com/the-long-gam...

Our brains aren't computers. #Neuroscience #Storytelling #AI Will our process of making sense of the world through story outlast AI? Read the full interview between Tim Brinkhof and Angus Fletcher here: bigthink.com/the-long-gam...

What does asking better questions look like in an age where we have an almost magical access to knowledge? #Business #AI Read the full article by Jeff DeGraff: bigthink.com/business/ai-...

Speed reading is bullshit. The neuroscience is clear that speed comes at the cost of decreased comprehension. Read the full article by Ross Pomeroy: bigthink.com/smart-skills...

In America, liberalism is being squeezed from both sides of the political aisle. #BTBooks Cass Sunstein makes the case for a reinvigoration of liberalism by sharing what we stand to lose if we can't save it from crisis.

How to lead by listening | Interview with JoJo Simmons #BTBusiness "I like to lead by listening. I like to listen to everyone around me, and especially to the people we hire and trust to do their job...If people feel valuable and appreciated, they’ll work hard for themselves and for you."

Will AI create more jobs than it replaces? | James Barrat #BTBusiness #AI #Excerpt James Barrat, author of The Intelligence Explosion, explores the impact of "multimodal AI" on jobs. Read the full excerpt here: bigthink.com/business/wil...

Why some fads may never work for you | Interview with Rachel Barr Read the full article here: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...

Why today’s publishers fear Goodreads more than government | Interview with Adam Szetela Szetela examines the rise of the “Sensitivity Era” in publishing and how outrage campaigns try to control what books authors can write. Full article: bigthink.com/books/danger... #BTBooks

Why the 21st century could bring a new “consciousness winter” | Interview with Erik Hoel #Consciousness #Neuropsych Read the full article in The Consciousness Issue here: bigthink.com/neuropsych/e...

How "contemplative leadership" can help us face uncertainty with confidence | Patrick Boland Read the full excerpt here: bigthink.com/business/how... #BTBusiness #Leadership

How anesthesia could reveal the mysteries of consciousness | Earl K. Miller "You shut the whole thing off — now you can ask what has changed about the brain." Read the full article by Ross Pomeroy: bigthink.com/neuropsych/u...

Fire is a relatively recent phenomenon. Peter Brannen explores our deep relationship with fire, from culture to human evolution. Read the full excerpt from "The Story Of CO2 Is The Story Of Everything" here: bigthink.com/books/fire-a...

“The internet is mostly being used to scare people.” Can AI help to reverse that? Read the full interview with Caterina Fake here: bigthink.com/business/cat...

We all love to criticize. Unfortunately, we also hate being criticized. How can we give and take better feedback for a happier life? Professor Arthur C. Brooks breaks down 4 research-backed rules to getting and giving criticism. @arthurbrooks @harvardbiz 🧵 1/4

"What is America without Lincoln? What is China without Mao? What is France without Napoleon?" Investor John Candeto discusses the “power laws” that come into play whenever significant impact can be traced to a small number of key factors.

Why history is leverage: “I would encourage people to use history as a form of leverage because — while events don't repeat exactly — human behavior does.” Read the full interview here: bigthink.com/business/the...

“The word wonder comes from the cognate ‘Wunder,’ or wound from the old German... Wonder is what wounds us, enters us.” Read the full interview with Jonny Thomson and Maya Popa: buff.ly/FStxfQB

What if there were a drug that allowed us to study consciousness in its most basic form? Christopher Timmermann describes the potential of 5-MeO-DMT, a psychedelic that strips away everything but awareness. Read the full article here: bigthink.com/neuropsych/5...

What if our intuition about consciousness is wrong? "I don’t believe the mind creates matter, as it’s often described under idealism. It’s not that consciousness comes first and creates the world. It’s that matter is consciousness at bottom. That’s what it is intrinsically."

This graph shows the bounds of human experience. (The scale is logarithmic — each tick represents a 10x increase) Y: Fleeting quantum events at the bottom to cosmic epochs at the top. X: Subatomic distances on the left to measurements of the observable universe on the right.

What is it like to be? Neuroscientist, Rachel Barr, explains how sleep might give us unique insight into a question central to the field of consciousness: bigthink.com/neuropsych/c...

The Consciousness Issue is live! This special issue explores the field's biggest questions with essays and interviews from experts like Anil Seth, Annaka Harris, Erik Hoel, and Peter Godfrey-Smith. Some highlights: 🧵 (1/6)

How a dime-sized bone rewrote the story of human evolution. Read the full article here: bigthink.com/books/deniso...

1 in 2 adults in the U.S. now reports experiencing loneliness (Murthy, 2023). In his recent feature, social entrepreneur Aaron Hurst explains why the decline of social connection is the greatest challenge of our time — and offers a roadmap for restoration. 🧵 (1/8)

Entrepreneurs are moving from operator to orchestrator. Henrik Werdelin and Nicholas Thorne explain how Dell's membrane paved the way for "headless agents" in their book "Me, My Customer, and AI". Read the full excerpt here: bigthink.com/business/how...

Your next CEO could be a machine. Here's what the world might look like if "cybernetic corporations" top the market: bigthink.com/business/why...

How do families preserve wealth over centuries? “Give while you’re still around. Include the next generation early. Make it personal.” Read the full conversation between Eric Markowitz and Bogumil Baranowski here: bigthink.com/the-long-gam...

What if we could learn from the biggest thinkers... by pretending to be them? "It’s easier to imitate wholeness than it is to assemble it from parts." — Cate Hall Read more: bigthink.com/smart-skills...

The classics are thought-provoking, potentially life-changing books, but modern life’s pace often prevents us from reading them deeply (if at all). Here are 7 classics you can read in a weekend: 🧵

What does a nuclear reactor on the moon mean for NASA's future? Read the full article from Ethan Siegel here: bigthink.com/starts-with-...

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What's holding you back as a leader? #BTBusiness #BookExcerpt 3 common leadership blindspots from Mark Dubin's "Blindspotting": bigthink.com/business/how...

How do we move away from transactional thinking? "Take a longer view. Be present. Give first without expecting immediate returns." — Brad Feld For practical examples read the full interview with Eric Markowitz: bigthink.com/the-long-gam...

Stuck doomscrolling? Here's how to redirect your reward system:

Can video games cure cancer? Read more: bigthink.com/health/video...

New research shows modern humans evolved from TWO ancient groups that merged 300,000 years ago. Read more: bigthink.com/strange-maps... #StrangeMaps

Scientists have discovered the heaviest black hole ever, using a technique called laser inferometery. Now funding cuts threaten to kill it all. Read more: bigthink.com/starts-with-...

How experimental archaeology brings history to life. In "Dinner with King Tut," Sam Kean examines how a growing field adds emotional and sensory depth to history by replicating ancient tasks and experiences. Read more: bigthink.com/books/experi...

How not to make the us vs them mistake

Why memento mori is the ultimate life hack: How confronting our mortality can help clarify what truly matters beyond superficial achievements. Read more: bigthink.com/smart-skills...

Why did Van Gogh eat yellow paint? In “Human History on Drugs,” Sam Kelly explores what the research can tell us about one of history’s most brilliant — and troubled — artists. Read more: bigthink.com/books/van-go...

Will the Sun eventually destroy, and then replace, the Earth? The central star of the nearby Ring Nebula is surrounded by a compact dust cloud. This may mark a new, unforeseen planet-forming phase. Read the full story here: bigthink.com/starts-with-...

CIA's "R.I.C.E." method

Why countries that lie together, stay together: "...especially within a democracy, everything is negotiable." Read more: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...

How Apple, Airbnb, and Amazon created entirely new markets: The "blue ocean strategy" Read more: bigthink.com/business/blu...