FarmKind sends 100% of donations to charities helping farmed animals. Use code APERTURETHINKING for a 50% boost on monthly donations. $15/month can spare about 350 animals a year: http://farmkind.giving/aperturethinking Self-awareness doesn’t make any sense. When psychologist Tasha Eurich asked, 95% of people claimed to be self-aware. And it’s not surprising. […]
Extinction risk from superintelligence should be a global priority. It’s been 3 years and almost nothing has changed. The only solution is law. Contact your lawmakers now: https://controlai.org/aperture Intelligence is a hierarchy. And for all of human history, we’ve sat comfortably at the top of it. We’re not the fastest […]
There is a quiet assumption most of us carry without ever examining it: that we are in control of our own attention. That every video, every scroll, every click is something we chose. But what if the machine got there first? What if free will, the thing you’re using right […]
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If you have followed me for any amount of time, you have likely heard me say action cures all. Since starting Healthy Theory, I have interviewed over 90 specialists and experts about everything from brain cognition, to gut microbiome, to reverse aging. Information is meant to be put into action, […]
Alva Noë: You Are Not Your Brain Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- We’ve been looking for consciousness in all the wrong places, explains writer and philosopher Alva Noë. ———————————————————————————- Alva Noë: Alva Noë is a writer and a […]
Paul Bloom: The Psychology of Everything Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Give Paul Bloom one hour, and he’ll teach you “the psychology of everything.” Through the case studies of compassion, racism, and sex, Dr. Bloom explores the intrinsic […]
Former Wofford College Professor John Pilley, owner and trainer of Chaser the Border Collie, “the world’s smartest dog,” passed away on Sunday, June 17. He was 89 years old. Learn more about how smart dogs are by watching the full segment at: https://to.pbs.org/2ulI2OA NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: […]
Penn Jillette: Why Celebrity Apprentice Sucks Away Your Willpower Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Penn Jillette: I don’t think Daniel Kahneman knew he was writing a magic book. I don’t think he knew he was writing about Celebrity […]
Hector Ruiz: The Evolution of Cognitive Computing Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- We are gaining the capability to create products that mimic how a brain works. ———————————————————————————- Dr. Hector Ruiz: Dr. Hector Ruiz is the former CEO and […]
