Why moral people tolerate immoral behavior Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- This video was produced in partnership with John Templeton Foundation. The problem with having a compass as the symbolic representation of morality is […]
Is there life after death? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:13 Michelle Thaller 1:10 Sam Harris 3:26 Michael Shermer 5:50 Rob Bell 8:08 Bill Nye 12:43 Michio Kaku ———————————————————————————- Death is inevitable […]
How ‘heat death’ will destroy the universe Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The expansion of the universe is accelerating as the force of dark energy wins out over the pull of all the universe’s […]
Michio Kaku: 3 mind-blowing predictions about the future Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think+: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- Carl Sagan believed humanity needed to become a multi-planet species as an insurance policy against the next huge catastrophe on Earth. Now, […]
Why governing AI is crucial to human survival Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The question of conscious artificial intelligence dominating future humanity is not the most pressing issue we face today, says Allan Dafoe […]
What is the ‘self’? The 3 layers of your identity. Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- 0:00 Gish Jen: The self in culture 3:22 Michael Puett & Mark Epstein: The self in Eastern philosophy 8:35 […]
Bitcoin and blockchain 101: Why the future will be decentralized Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- We’ve all heard terms like Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency being thrown around in the past few years, but what […]
What are the limits of free speech? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The free speech debate typically happens at either end of a spectrum — people believe they should be able to say whatever […]
7 dimensions of depression, explained Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think+: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- According to the World Health Organization, more than 264 million people suffer from depression. It is the leading cause of disability and, at its worst, […]
How leaders influence people to believe Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world’s top minds at Big Think Edge: https://bigth.ink/Edge ——————————————————————————– What does it take to be a leader? For Northwell Health president and CEO Michael Dowling, having an Ivy League degree and a […]
