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 […]
Why are we really afraid of robots? 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 ———————————————————————————- Robots (from the Czech word for laborer) began appearing in science fiction in the early 1900s as metaphors for real-world ideas and […]
Are geniuses real? The neuroscience and myths of visionaries 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 ———————————————————————————- Revolutionary ideas and culture-shifting inventions are often credited to specific individuals, but how often do these “geniuses” actually operate in […]
Retrain your brain for long-term thinking 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 ———————————————————————————- Roman Krznaric, philosopher and author of the book “The Good Ancestor: A Radical Prescription for Long Term Thinking,” says that there are two […]
Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Check out Jamie Wheal’s latest book “Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death in a World That’s Lost Its Mind” ►► https://www.recapturetherapture.com/ The speed at which civilization is progressing has become overwhelming for modern humans and has caused what Jamie Wheal […]
Mixing human + animal DNA and the future of gene editing 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 ———————————————————————————- As the material that makes all living things what/who we are, DNA is the key to understanding and […]
How to live an intellectual life, with Zena Hitz 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/ ———————————————————————————- When you picture an intellectual, who do you see? Professor Zena Hitz says that somewhere along the way, the idea of […]
