Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Internet crash

Scott McLeod

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A little fun on Friday from The Onion:

Breaking News: All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash

Be sure to read the scrolling news feed at the bottom!

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Business

The Steve Hanke interview: “Writing a tweet is the endgame of the Feynman Technique”

The veteran economist joins Big Think to unpack the new rules of social media, explain tariffs, and recount his adventures in Albania.

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Books

‘Everything is Tuberculosis’ author John Green on writing, anxiety, and illness

John Green opens up about his struggle to remain hopeful while writing about suffering and injustice.

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Big Think Books

Why AI today is more toddler than Terminator

In “Raising AI,” De Kai argues that today’s AIs are already more like us than we think they are.

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Thinking

5 scientists on finding meaning in our Universe’s 13.8-billion-year story

“The stars made our minds, and now our minds look back.”

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Big Think Books

Why historians can only give Jesus a one-sentence biography

The Gospels aren’t historical biographies but genre-defining works that blend myth, theology, and a promise of hope.

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