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Hawking’s refusal to upgrade his communication system preserved a voice that became iconic, not just for its sound, but for the profound identity it conveyed.
Cancers can’t develop without genetic mutations — or can they?
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There are many things that separate science from ideology, politics, philosophy, or religion. Follow these 10 commandments to get it right.
The controversial theory about magic mushrooms and human evolution gets a much-needed update.
Giambattista della Porta’s contributions to codebreaking changed the course of communication.
Many, from neuroscientists to philosophers to anesthesiologists, have claimed to understand consciousness. Do physicists? Does anyone?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Big Think recently spoke with behavioral scientist and author Katy Milkman about what really motivates us and steers our behavior.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
New tech is a double-edged sword. Integration can be expensive and perilous: Mess up the adoption and jobs are on the line.
A new framework describes how thought arises from the coordination of neural activity driven by oscillating electric fields — a.k.a. brain “waves” or “rhythms.”
That scary swirling void from which nothing can escape is our perfect universal translation tool.
Philosophy is often seen as little more than armchair speculation. This is a shame, as philosophy often has helped science reach new heights.
In “The Headache,” Tom Zeller Jr. explores one of the human brain’s most enduring, and painful, enigmas.
Depression can cause you to think too much — and physically sense too little.
Disease kills off 40% of farmed catfish. This gene protects them.
By improving quantum error correction, quantum computations are now faster than ever. But parallel universes? That’s utter nonsense here.
Today, the F-word is enjoying a renaissance the likes of which it hasn’t seen since, well, the Renaissance.
The simulation hypothesis is fun to talk about, but believing it requires an act of faith.
Always look on the bright side of death.
The comedian and musician behind the viral hit “BBL Drizzy” shares the books that shaped his thinking and approach to art.
That Nietzsche quote might not mean what you think it does.
We may be on the brink of finally seeing human-level intelligence in an AI — thanks to robots.
The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.
“Personhood” credentials could cleanse the internet of bots — but are the costs worth it?
The conversation you’re having with an LLM about groundbreaking new ideas in theoretical physics is completely meritless. Here’s why.
When ancient humans stared into the darkness, they imagined monsters. Today, staring into the future, AI is the monster.
Still, the author’s main argument wasn’t totally discredited.