Enlightenment: After the ecstasy, the laundry. Why enlightenment is never an end in itself. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, How to enter ‘flow state’ on command ► https://youtu.be/znwUCNrjpD4?si=CVjwtQV6sfe7D5vi Ask people what it means to be enlightened and you’ll get a wide variety of answers. But […]
The Osbournes was MTV’s biggest show – and it almost cost Jack Osbourne his life. Here’s how his family’s reality TV fame stole his childhood, and how he’s been able to heal since. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y Jack […]
Are humans hardwired for monogamy? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Monogamy is natural, but adultery is, too, says biological anthropologist Helen Fisher. Even though humans are animals that form pair bonds, some humans have a predisposition for restlessness. […]
The path to less stress? Strategic pessimism. Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge —————————————————— The centuries old philosophy of Stoicism may hold the key to a kind of happiness that is more grounded in reality. The two main ideas of […]
Shutting down flat Earthers, Neil deGrasse Tyson style New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- What is the point of debate when one side the argument is objectively true? There is none. That is, unless the incorrect arguer has the ability to influence the […]
Classical liberalism #1: What is classical liberalism? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink/youtube Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The moral and political philosophy known as classical liberalism is built around a number of core concepts, including, perhaps most importantly, human dignity and individual liberty. Emily Chamlee-Wright, president of […]
This is the biggest decision-making mistake Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The foundation for all decision-making, according to expert risk-taker Barnaby Marsh, is acquiring adequate information. Context and consideration of the possible outcomes is important because each decision […]
Jordan Peterson: Career vs. motherhood: Are women being lied to? Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Around age 19, women are generally focused on their careers. That changes around the age of 30 when they realize that a career […]
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: 3 mind-blowing space facts Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think+ for exclusive videos: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins us to talk about one of our favorite subjects: space. In the three-chaptered video, Tyson speaks about the search for alien life […]
