Climate change. War. Civil unrest. Is it responsible to have kids today? Futurist Ari Wallach explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Will civilization collapse? ► https://youtu.be/nJ0VmT0D8ew If you pay too much attention to negative stories in the media, you might get the impression that the […]
Pressure bursts pipes. Keeping a secret can do the same to your mind, explains Michael Slepian. 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 Holding secrets can negatively impact your well-being. But how, exactly? For decades, psychological research suggested that people […]
How did complex systems emerge from chaos? Physicist Sean Carroll 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 How did life on Earth originate? Scientists still aren’t sure, and this remains one of the […]
Modern males are struggling. Author Richard Reeves outlines the three major issues boys and men face and shares possible solutions. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Psychologist debunks 8 myths of mass scale ► https://youtu.be/BD_Euf_CBbs Boys and men are falling behind. This might seem surprising to […]
Your mind is a software program. Here’s how to update it, explained by global political expert Ian Bremmer. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Get the full Big Think+ class from Ian Bremmer ► https://bigthink.com/plus/request-a-demo/ Political scientist Ian Bremmer highlights the importance of strategic thinking, which he defines […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
