“Why is it that the quality of our information did not improve over thousands of years? Why is it that very sophisticated societies have been as susceptible as stone age tribes to mass delusion and the rise of destructive ideologies?” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, […]
Short-term thinkers take shortcuts. Take the longpath instead, explains futurist Ari Wallach. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, A guide to surviving humanity’s tipping point ► https://youtu.be/teNE748O-vw Long-term planning is tough. With all of the pressures and distractions of daily life, it’s often a hassle to […]
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Bo Seo, Harvard’s former debate coach, explains a good argument. 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 If our ancestors could see modern society, odds are they would be impressed with our technology and horrified with how we use […]
“If we’re to be happy at all, it has to be found outside of this notion of pleasure. We have to step beyond hedonia. But the problem is that we risk going too far.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, 3 powerful mind states: Flow state, […]
Can psychedelics solve the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness? Johns Hopkins professor Matthew Johnson explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch our playlist on consciousness ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV5joiLUkxq2Lr1SHuSr5rQ1 Further reading: ‘Consciousness, Religion, and Gurus: Pitfalls of Psychedelic Medicine’ by Matthew Johnson ► https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsptsci.0c00198 It seems safe to say that […]
“Many people get stuck in feeling responsible for their psychological state, and there’s a way in which simply being with whatever uncomfortable emotions rather than believing that you are controlling them can be extremely beneficial for psychological wellbeing.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Science is […]
What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the Multiverse? Sean Carroll explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Michio Kaku: The Multiverse Has 11 Dimensions ► https://youtu.be/jI50HN0Kshg The Multiverse is having a moment. From “Rick and Morty” to Marvel movies, the idea that our […]
Happiness is temporary, antifragility lasts forever, explains Jonathan Haidt and 5 other experts. 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 What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. That old adage roughly sums up the idea of antifragility, a term coined […]
How a ‘heroic dose’ of psychedelics can be therapeutic, explained by a Johns Hopkins professor. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Psychedelics: The scientific renaissance of mind-altering drugs ► https://youtu.be/5T0LmbWROKY Psychedelic research is enjoying a renaissance. Recent studies have shown that psychedelic drugs like LSD and […]
