Why does time move forward but not backward? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The mind-bending physics of time ► https://youtu.be/AZsmyTE3j9o Why does time move in only one direction? This still-unsolved question was posed in 1927 by the British astrophysicist Arthur Eddington, […]
Train for any argument with Harvard’s former debate coach, Bo Seo. 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 Bo Seo, an author and two-time world debate champion, believes our public conversations are in crisis. To Seo, our arguing skills […]
Why we keep giving power to the wrong people, according to political scientist and associate professor Brian Klaas. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The 10 tactics of fascism ► https://youtu.be/CpCKkWMbmXU Brian Klaas, a political scientist and associate professor at University College London, argues that while […]
Why marriage is thriving — and dying — in different American classes, with journalist and scholar Richard Reeves. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Male inequality, explained by an expert ► https://youtu.be/DBG1Wgg32Ok Marriage in the U.S. has fundamentally transformed over the past century. In general, women […]
The formula for rational thinking explained by Harvard professor Steven Pinker. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The war on rationality ► https://youtu.be/qdzNKQwkp-Y In his explanation of Bayes’ theorem, cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker highlights how this type of reasoning can help us determine the degree of […]
Why friendships are becoming rarer in America, explained by author Richard Reeves. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Male inequality, explained by an expert ► https://youtu.be/DBG1Wgg32Ok Richard Reeves, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses the importance of friendships and the potential “friendship recession.” He […]
Expert Louise Perry discusses the idea of sexual disenchantment, the commodification of sex, and the impact of the online porn industry on society. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Has the sexual revolution backfired? ► https://youtu.be/9osWeVE2Tg8 Should we treat “big porn” in the same way we […]
University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The intelligence explosion: Nick Bostrom on the future of AI ► https://youtu.be/1WcpN4ds0iY In his book “A Brief History of AI,” Michael Wooldridge, a professor of computer science at the University […]
Negotiation isn’t about logic & reason. It’s about emotional intelligence, explains former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss. 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 Emotional intelligence and tactical empathy are key to successful negotiating, says former FBI hostage negotiator […]
Is polygamy good for society? Author Louise Perry explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The science of sex, love, attraction, and obsession ► https://youtu.be/1XmoMrbcV0E What is the future of romantic relationships? Louise Perry, author of “Women Aren’t Human,” explores the possibilities of polyamory as the […]
