How to detect baloney the Carl Sagan way Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- In 1995, just a few months before his death, astrophysicist Carl Sagan published The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. In that […]
The science of why we die New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- According to scientists the reason we die is because the second law of thermodynamics and natural selection. The whole universe runs down, so, ultimately, even […]
Will America’s disregard for science be the end of its reign? 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 ———————————————————————————- From America’s inception, there has always been a rebellious, anti-establishment mentality. That way of thinking has become more […]
Is there life after death? 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 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:13 Michelle Thaller 1:10 Sam Harris 3:26 Michael Shermer 5:50 Rob Bell 8:08 Bill Nye 12:43 Michio Kaku ———————————————————————————- Death is inevitable […]
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 […]
