His career helped define humanity’s place in the world by bringing us “a little closer” to our ape relatives.
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The combined intellectual heft of multiple “big thinkers” delivered arguably the most successful scientific theory in history.
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Honing your skills as a strategic thinker does more than solve problems as they appear; it can be a fast track to the top.
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Renowned business expert Roger Martin shares the key essentials for effective management with a focus on strategy, culture, execution, talent and data.
The late philosopher suggested adding a couple of “Occam’s heuristics” to your critical thinking toolbox.
The ability to toggle between abstract and concrete thinking is a key differentiator of high-potential leaders.
We can no longer approach the news as passive consumers.
Plato, Sun Tzu, and Buddha all lived in a “golden age” of philosophy that laid the foundation of modern thought.
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An expert in conflict and communication, Amy Gallo combines management research with practical advice on how to improve relationships and excel at work.
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Yondr CEO Graham Dugoni unpacks the technological zeitgeist in this exclusive Big Think interview covering media ecology, leadership, AI, human connection, and much more.
The challenges of setting out in a new direction can be overwhelming — but we can learn to navigate the inflection moments.
A new book envisions an encounter of minds between the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, the physicist Werner Heisenberg, and the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
Financial expert Paula Pant explains how you can afford anything, but not everything.
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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Who — or what — really controls your mind?
A philosophy of birth can offset the prevailing narrative around extinction and mortality.
As creatures and machines meld together in increasingly advanced forms, ethicists are starting to take note.
Autocrats like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin fear democracy, yet go to great lengths to present themselves as democratic leaders.
To Fred Hoyle, the Big Bang was nothing more than a creationist myth. 75 years later, it’s cemented as the beginning of our Universe.
George Orwell got it right: “Never use a long word where a short one will do.”