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From Big Think. What can you do to support your health during menopause? “If exercise were a drug, that would be the one thing that we would be giving to everybody.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The science of menstruation in 10 minutes | Dr. Jen Gunter ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYdYpKc9icQ If…
From Big Think. “What happens if you incorporate an AI? It’s now a legal person, and it can make decisions by itself. So you start having legal persons in the U.S., which are not human, and in many ways are more intelligent than us.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, ChatGPT…
From Big Think. “Most of us aren’t sure what to think about everything, but we don’t really see that modeled anywhere, right? You’re supposed to know for sure, and there’s very little intellectual humility on social media or on TV.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Why Florida and Texas are…
From Big Think. Don’t call yourself “a writer,” just write. Ryan Holiday on how the labels you give yourself can hold you back. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y Who would you be without all the labels and identities you’ve collected over the course of…
From Big Think. “What’s happening now in the world is tension between organic animals and an inorganic digital system which is increasingly controlling and shaping the entire world.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, We can split the atom but not distinguish truth. Our information is failing us ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=thZUMaGEE-8 Part…
From Big Think. Creativity is a powerful force for social change. Learn how Creativity Pioneers are shaping our future by applying creative solutions to tackle the world’s most pressing global issues. We created this video in partnership with the Moleskine Foundation. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Can creativity really change the world?…
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From Big Think. Your brain is wired to repeat the familiar. Change this wiring, and it will change your life. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y Nicole Vignola, a neuroscientist and organizational psychologist, explains how deeply rooted beliefs can limit our potential and keep us…
From Big Think. “Why is it that the quality of our information did not improve over thousands of years? Why is it that very sophisticated societies have been as susceptible as stone age tribes to mass delusion and the rise of destructive ideologies?” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Michio Kaku…
From Big Think. “When we face a problem, our natural tendency is to race ahead – but some friction is actually a good thing.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Want to be a CEO? Become a master of paradox | Adam Bryant for Big Think+ ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Q_-gIZIps When a customer,…
From Big Think. Kaelynn Partlow shares her story about life with autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, and how finding the right diagnosis helped her embrace her neurodivergent identity. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y Kaelynn Partlow, an author, autism advocate, and registered behavior technician, shares her…
From Big Think. Can we let go of the need to win arguments without losing a part of who we are? Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, ► America’s mass spiral of self-censorship https://youtu.be/yfLOtaL0KEc As Founder of Interfaith America Eboo Patel explains, there’s something romantic about a fist-in the-air approach, so…
From Big Think. “I’m often asked: “Are great strategic thinkers born, or are they made?” And my answer is always yes. Like so many human capabilities, it’s a mixture of nature, nurture and experience.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Want to be a CEO? Become a master of paradox |…
From Big Think. Are you willing to engage with someone whose beliefs seem completely opposed to your own? Here’s why it might be worth the effort. In 2016, Genesis Be protested against Confederate Heritage Month, and was left surprised after an unlikely conversation with a Confederate flag advocate. Their discussion didn’t sway their stances, but…
From Big Think. “I feel like I had to lose my sight to fully gain my vision.” John Furniss on how becoming blind led him to drug abuse, rehab, woodworking, and finally, to a fulfilling life. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y John Furniss, also…
From Big Think. Americans no longer feel safe to speak their minds. The levels of self-silencing in the country rival that of Mccarthyism in the late 1940s – or higher, says research scientist Todd Rose. Our social trust is non-existent, so much so that many are opting out of sharing their opinions altogether, making way…
From Big Think. This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube The abstract numeral that changed everything, according to mathematician Talithia Williams. Before the introduction of zero, mathematics was a tangible subject, where numbers held…
From Big Think. This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Talithia Williams’ next interview ► Zero: The key to understanding everything? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8RifPByK6k If you’ve taken a math class, it’s likely you’ve asked yourself…
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From Big Think. This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Talithia Williams’ next interview ► Win back your agency from algorithms with data literacy https://youtu.be/Ay80VZo38Ak?feature=shared What does math have to do with theology?…
From Big Think. “People will claim that something is rigorous because it’s by an authority figure, or it’s written in a book. But anyone can write a book.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Generative AI is not the panacea we’ve been promised ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2zCWJBnfuE We often think the solution to…
From Big Think. This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Talithia Williams’ next interview ► How math brings order to our universe https://youtu.be/qg1bznqb20o?feature=shared In a world where our decisions are increasingly influenced by…
From Big Think. Expanding your worldview starts with understanding your brain. Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y David Eagleman, a neuroscientist at Stanford and host of the Inner Cosmos podcast, explores how our brains shape the reality we experience and…
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From Big Think. This interview is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Lee Cronin’s next interview ► A bold new theory on why the universe keeps expanding https://youtu.be/cYliayfoSDk?feature=shared Have we found a new way of…
From Big Think. We made this video in partnership with the Cosmos Institute, a network of thinkers and builders advancing human flourishing in the AI era. Read the Cosmos Institute Substack ► https://bit.ly/3XK5T7k Subscribe to the Cosmos Institute on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/@CosmosInstituteAIxHF?sub_confirmation=1 Follow Brendan McCord on X ► https://bit.ly/3Y9pFLb Artificial intelligence is transforming our world,…