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Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A conversation about intelligence and consciousness with philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith.
Some books are remembered for their lyrical prose or engaging stories. Others are remembered for simply being weird.
From Apple to Airbnb to OpenAI the generalist mindset has been an invaluable source of advantage — and we can all learn from these successes.
Kathryn Harkup, chemist and author of V Is for Venom, joins Big Think to discuss why Christie isn’t just a brilliant writer but a unique science communicator.
A meditation on quantum physics, creative endurance, and the unseen forces that shape what lasts.
In "The Gift of Not Belonging," Rami Kaminski explains why group consensus may hinder the original thinkers who help advance society.
With "Karla's Choice," Nick Harkaway had an impossible mission: maintain his father’s legacy while staying true to his voice.
The outrageously accomplished magician-inventor-author chats to Big Think about fear, multitasking, and successful work-life reinvention.
Creative thinkers are unafraid of the ambiguous spaces where innovation often resides — and this trait is vital when navigating change.
A thesaurus isn’t for finding fancy words; it’s a resource to help you keep your rhythm.
Nurture your passions instead.
From “crave” packs to Valentine bookings, the world’s first fast-food hamburger chain values innovation from every level of the organization.
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
The comedian and musician behind the viral hit “BBL Drizzy” shares the books that shaped his thinking and approach to art.
The founder of GenZ Publishing joins Big Think from the infinitely unfurling confluence of print and digital.
Surprisingly, multimodal large language models struggle to read time on analog clocks.
Common knowledge says the maximum size of a PDF is as big as 40% of Germany — but that’s a gross underestimate.
Bestselling author Seth Godin urges us to rethink our definition of longevity — and to step back and measure what matters.
When your life’s truth and the reality you live become out of sync, you risk falling into an "anxiety spiral."
Many expect AI to follow a familiar pattern — technological disruption followed by adaptation — but what are we losing in return?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Neuroscientist and author Anne-Laure Le Cunff discusses the lasting benefits of uncertainty, curiosity, and the experimental mindset.
The artistic and the mathematical mind are not so far apart.
The story of how the world high jump record was smashed in 1968 contains golden lessons for business and innovation.
An approach based on collaboration and empathy can place “connection with people” at the heart of AI’s purpose.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
With no reliable way to discern the author of an artwork, we may eventually abandon the question of whether something was made by humans or not.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.