Do humans have souls, or are we just particles? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The Universe in 90 minutes: Time, free will, God, & more ► https://youtu.be/tM4sLmt1Ui8 Have you ever considered the possibility of transferring your consciousness into a computer? Sabine […]
Strategy advisor Roger Martin explains how 2,000 year old military thinking is useful in modern business strategy. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Navy SEAL has a ’40 Percent Rule’ and it’s the key to overcoming mental barriers ► https://youtu.be/9I_u4oZqF8c Business leaders can gain valuable insights […]
To be alone forever. Some people’s greatest fear. A table for one at a fancy restaurant, falling asleep in a cold bed, a quiet,-empty house. With no one to share your wins and losses with. No one to witness your happiest moments or comfort you in your most difficult ones. […]
How the Big Bang gave us time, explained by theoretical physicist Sean Carroll. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The Universe in 90 minutes: Time, free will, God, & more ► https://youtu.be/tM4sLmt1Ui8 In this Big Think interview, theoretical physicist Sean Carroll discusses the concept of time […]
Humans are musical animals 4 million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, 40,000 years of music explained in 8 minutes ► https://youtu.be/Am18ZxKgi_g The oldest record of notated music, the Hurrian “Hymn to Nikkal,” is more than […]
Go to https://brilliant.org/APERTURE to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. This passage, written by Friedrich Nietzsche, poses a fascinating question. What do we do when we no longer […]
Chloé Valdary shares the ancient Stoic principle that can defeat modern despair. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile ► https://youtu.be/e-or_D-qNqM It can be difficult to process sadness. People often try to numb it, avoid it, or deny that they’re even experiencing […]
How to maximize wins and minimize losses, explained by four experts on game theory. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Harvard negotiator explains how to argue ► https://youtu.be/IDj1OBG5Tpw Game theory is a useful tool for decision-making in situations where the outcome depends on multiple parties. It […]
Why does time move forward but not backward? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The mind-bending physics of time ► https://youtu.be/AZsmyTE3j9o Why does time move in only one direction? This still-unsolved question was posed in 1927 by the British astrophysicist Arthur Eddington, […]
Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for. It is a thing to be achieved. Dune, at its core, asks philosophical questions that challenge our understanding of power, ecology, destiny, and human nature. What does it […]
