Thinking

While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?

“I have a friend who thinks vaccines cause autism,” writes Nina. “What can I do?”

In the 18th century, David Hume argued that we are only motivated to do good when our passions direct us to do so. Was he right?

There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.

Philosopher Peter Singer argues it’s time to examine a morally dubious practice.

How can “you” move on when the old “you” is gone?

Here’s the dark side of first contact.

Reading this article would be such a millennial thing to do.

Would you be upset if I called you an eggplant?

People often say, “Let go,” or, “Don’t take things to heart.” But where’s the line with this philosophy?

“In that conversation with Laozi’s text, I began to see the shape of my own life, the questions that opened seams, the patterns that pooled and shimmered.”

Why do we tip waitstaff and cabdrivers but not flight attendants and retail clerks?

In today’s political climate, how can we come together and seek some common ground or understanding? What are the mechanics of doing that? Is there some script or set of […]

Does Platonic love actually exist?

Oliver Burkeman — author of “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” — tells Big Think about modern life lessons from a 6th-century monk.

Desire is like a drug. But is an addict always an addict?

Why human attempts to mechanize logic keep breaking down.

Philosophy cures no disease and invents nothing new. What’s even the point?

If philosophers really enjoy one thing, it’s a good debate — but not an argument.

Religion is a product of, and not a source of, our evolutionary moral dispositions.

Is it ever possible for God to violate the laws of nature?

Hospice nurse Julie McFadden shares three examples where people hold off death, just for a bit.

How do you cope when joining a team shatters your confidence? Albert Camus and Harry Stack Sullivan can help.

“I know what you’re thinking” can sound kind or creepy — depending on who’s saying it.

Everyone has to learn about sex somehow. Today, billions of people are learning about it from porn.

There’s a fine line between ambition and ruthlessness.

When stuffed and staring down the last bite, you might hear your mother’s voice in your mind.

In the fight between head and heart, psychologists will win.

Is a repressed memory always so bad?

Is there a force keeping humanity in check?