Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Video – The biggest adventure of their lives

Scott McLeod

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Smart Skills

When to quit: A simple framework for life’s toughest decisions

Annie Duke, a poker champion turned decision scientist, talks with Big Think about how to choose well under uncertainty.

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The Future

What happens the day after humanity creates AGI?

“We are racing towards a new era in which we outsource cognitive abilities that are central to our identity as thinking beings,” writes computer scientist Louis Rosenberg.

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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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Books

What happens when you follow the Bible literally for a whole year?

A.J. Jacobs looks back at what he learned about religion, himself, and modern American culture during “The Year of Living Biblically.”

Starts With A Bang

The importance of caring about the truth

You don’t need to be a scientist or a philosopher for facts, reality, and the truth to matter. The alternative is simply known as bullshit.

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