Comedian Pete Holmes on depression and negative emotion New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Everyone’s experience with depression is different, but for comedian Pete Holmes the key to living with depression has been to observe his own […]
Lateral thinking: How to workshop innovative ideas New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- As we get older, the work we consistently do builds “rivers of thinking.” These give us a rich knowledge of a certain kind of […]
How to optimize your gut and brain bacteria New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The importance of the microbiome has really come to the fore in the last five years. Viome, a company that analyzed the feces of 100,000 people, has discovered 10,000 […]
How your immortal consciousness will travel the universe New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- In about 100 years, theoretical physicist Michio Kaku believes we’ll explore the universe as pure consciousness — traveling at the speed of light, […]
Michio Kaku: Feedback loops are creating consciousness New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- One of the great questions in all of science is where consciousness comes from. When it comes to consciousness, Kaku believes different species have […]
What factors shape a culture of innovation? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- When workers are afraid to take risks, or do things differently, then the culture of an organization is hampered in its ability to incubate […]
Are humans hardwired for monogamy? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Monogamy is natural, but adultery is, too, says biological anthropologist Helen Fisher. Even though humans are animals that form pair bonds, some humans have a predisposition for restlessness. […]
The path to less stress? Strategic pessimism. Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge —————————————————— The centuries old philosophy of Stoicism may hold the key to a kind of happiness that is more grounded in reality. The two main ideas of […]
Shutting down flat Earthers, Neil deGrasse Tyson style New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- What is the point of debate when one side the argument is objectively true? There is none. That is, unless the incorrect arguer has the ability to influence the […]
Classical liberalism #1: What is classical liberalism? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The moral and political philosophy known as classical liberalism is built around a number of core concepts, including, perhaps most importantly, human dignity and individual liberty. Emily Chamlee-Wright, president of […]
