In “Not Born Yesterday,” author and cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier makes the case that misinformation is overrated — and other human foibles are underrated.
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If you want to write and speak well, use common words, not grandiose ones. Unless you’re Shakespeare, you’re more likely to annoy people.
Reality TV created Donald Trump. But who created reality TV?
“Lookism” is prevalent and harmful. So why do so few take it seriously?
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The Reitoff principle gives us permission to “write off” a day and intentionally step away from achieving anything.
Big Think Business columnist Eric Markowitz prefaces his new series on long-term thinking with the experience that almost cut his life short.
A blood test to diagnose mental illness is a “holy grail” of psychiatry.
Some news is slow, some news is fast — and there are two simple techniques to help you filter both.
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Instead of fear, his delusions bring him cheer. His psychiatrist embraces them.
“The only requisite for nonfiction is that it’s true,” says Nathan Thrall, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama.”
Would you be upset if I called you an eggplant?
Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.
On the morning of April 20, 1961, all conditions were “go” for an attempt at free flight. A man was on standby with a fire extinguisher. Just in case.
What can drugs teach us about consciousness?
Caitlin Rivers wants to tell the story of epidemiology and the public health heroes who keep the world safe and healthy.
The pathogen typically kills more than 90% of people it infects.
A crowdsourced “final exam” for AI promises to test LLMs like never before. Here’s how the idea, and its implementation, dooms us to fail.
Eric Olson — CEO and co-founder of Consensus — takes his cues from the university of legendary coaches.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Conversational AI agents will have a major advantage over human salespeople.
A new bill introduced into the US Senate claims to make us safer. Instead, it would destroy all virology research, and for no real cause.
From AI to health and the metaverse, this year’s CES promised new tech that will change lives long after the excitement of the latest TV wears off.
“When you feel the isolation setting in at times, you have to reframe your mindset.”
The biggest lingering question about GPT-4 isn’t if it’s going to destroy jobs or take over the world. Instead, it is this: Do we trust AI programmers to tell society what is true?
Chetan Dube — founder and CEO of Quant — tells Big Think why a pivotal and monumental year for agentic AI has just begun.
How choosing Stoic acceptance — not dour resignation — galvanized great leaders from Thomas Edison to Phil Jackson and Tony Hawk.