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.
Will you die when your body dies?
Big Thinkers join us to ruminate on a great question that they may — or may not — have pondered before.
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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.
Philosophy isn’t stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.
The late philosopher suggested adding a couple of “Occam’s heuristics” to your critical thinking toolbox.
Plato, Sun Tzu, and Buddha all lived in a “golden age” of philosophy that laid the foundation of modern thought.
We can no longer approach the news as passive consumers.
The ability to toggle between abstract and concrete thinking is a key differentiator of high-potential leaders.
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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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A new book envisions an encounter of minds between the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges, the physicist Werner Heisenberg, and the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
A philosophy of birth can offset the prevailing narrative around extinction and mortality.
Who — or what — really controls your mind?
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George Orwell got it right: “Never use a long word where a short one will do.”
The challenges of setting out in a new direction can be overwhelming — but we can learn to navigate the inflection moments.
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.
Autocrats like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin fear democracy, yet go to great lengths to present themselves as democratic leaders.
As creatures and machines meld together in increasingly advanced forms, ethicists are starting to take note.
Jokes so cheesy even French philosophers will love them.
Omer Bartov, who spent decades studying the unspeakable horrors of genocide, shares how his studies have impacted his own mental health.
Philosophy can focus on some dull topics. Luckily, some thinkers have spent lots of time on the philosophy of sex
Reading classic books can inform you as much about the present as the past.