Robert Thurman: Love Your Enemy Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Lovingkindness, Thurman says, is not an abstract idea but rater a practice that allows us to appreciate that everyone, including our enemies, want to be happy. And so […]
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 […]
Eric Kandel: Creativity, Your Brain, and the Aha! Moment Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Dr. Eric Kandel describes the “aha phenomenon” and speculates on ways that humans and groups can think more creatively. ———————————————————————————- ERIC KANDEL: Dr. Eric […]
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 […]
Julia Galef: The Sunk Costs Fallacy Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think+ for exclusive videos: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- The sunk cost fallacy means making a choice not based on what outcome you think is going to be the best going forward but instead based on a […]
Ray Kurzweil: Your Thoughts Create Your Brain Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The basic technologies to enable us to look inside the brain and see its functioning are growing exponentially. And they’re at a point now where we […]
Michio Kaku on the Evolution of Intelligence New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Michio Kaku on the evolution of intelligence. ———————————————————————————- MICHIO KAKU: Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, and is one of […]
Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- ———————————————————————————- ABOUT BIG THINK: Smarter Faster™ Big Think is the leading source of expert-driven, actionable, educational content — with thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, we help […]
A provoking exert from a Terence McKenna lecture. In which, McKenna discusses the potential dangers of ideology and the pitfalls to humanity’s conception that there is an ultimate reality to be uncovered. Perhaps the ultimate truth we are in such desperate pursuit for is not even the point at all. […]
Be Mindful. Be Kind. Be Patient. Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The Venerable Losang Samten, a renowned Tibetan scholar and a former Buddhist monk, stresses the virtues of being mindful, kind, and patient. ———————————————————————————- LOSANG SAMTEN: The Venerable […]
