Released in 1972, “Ways of Seeing” has proven to be as worthy of study as the artistic traditions it investigates.
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Today, we could use Big Data to radically reform democracy. Tomorrow, we could build nanofabricators and usher in an era of abundance. Is society ready?
Josh Kaufman — best-selling author of entrepreneurial classic “The Personal MBA” — explores an essential truth about all decision-making.
We do not need to pause AI research. But we do need a pause on the public release of these tools until we can determine how to deal with them.
The world isn’t ending! But we are likely at the beginning of a profound transformation.
What started as a viral case of public shaming has morphed into a dark story involving internet sleuths, a criminal network, and the suspicious death of a 62-year-old man in St. Louis.
When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.
Did you know that American politics has become polarized? Shocking news, we know, but in case your news feed wasn’t evidence enough, Pew Research Center has been tracking the phenomenon […]
Some analysts predict that Amazon’s revenue will double over the next five years.
“Salvator Mundi” sold for a record-breaking $450 million in 2017, but is it really as valuable as people were led to believe?
“Superjobs” – roles that integrate human and machine skills – will require careful consideration.
One hypothesis: “gossip traps.”
The new agency wants to push the boundaries of science and technology.
Treating “oniomania” or compulsive buying disorder is about protecting your finances as well as your mental health.
Gods and angels have been replaced with hi-tech extraterrestrials.
With the huge growth in satellites, fears of a crowded sky are coming true.
The base rate fallacy may help to explain low reproducibility in various fields of science.
“We should be informed and educated about the risks of AI, but we can’t be afraid,” Khan Academy founder Sal Khan told Big Think.
Neuroscientist Christof Koch on human minds, AI, and bacteria.
Moral dilemmas reveal the limitations of ethical principles. Oddly, the most principled belief system might not have any principles at all.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
Instead of liberation, the sexual revolution has led some people, particularly men, to be addicted to porn.
Video cameras on city streets are only the most visible way your movements can be tracked.
OmnesViae is a modern route planner based on the roads of the Roman Empire.
Books that were rarely taught in 1963, when baby boomers were students, became classics when those same boomers were teachers and parents.
De-extinction, if it is ever possible, will not be simple.
You open an app and start scrolling, then suddenly it’s an hour later. Sound familiar?
Higher education, particularly for fields like filmmaking, is in big trouble when a world-class education can be found online cheaply or even for free.
We spend much of our early years learning arithmetic and algebra. What’s the use?