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If death is part of how life renews, can we pursue longevity without freezing progress?
Read the full article by Josie Zayner: www.freethink.com/opinion/immo...
Read the full article by Josie Zayner: www.freethink.com/opinion/immo...
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
If death is part of how life renews, can we pursue longevity without freezing progress?
Read the full article by Josie Zayner: www.freethink.com/opinion/immo...
Read the full article by Josie Zayner: www.freethink.com/opinion/immo...
Why you feel hungover without drinking | Goldie Chan
Extroverts refill by connecting; introverts by disconnecting. What’s your go-to ritual for recharging?
Extroverts refill by connecting; introverts by disconnecting. What’s your go-to ritual for recharging?
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Why you feel hungover without drinking | Goldie Chan
Extroverts refill by connecting; introverts by disconnecting. What’s your go-to ritual for recharging?
Extroverts refill by connecting; introverts by disconnecting. What’s your go-to ritual for recharging?
How play helps wire our social brains | Cas Holman
Rats still played even without most of their neocortex. If play is that primitive, what does that say about our culture’s obsession with being “serious”?
Images:
Stuart Boulton / Alamy
Rats still played even without most of their neocortex. If play is that primitive, what does that say about our culture’s obsession with being “serious”?
Images:
Stuart Boulton / Alamy
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How play helps wire our social brains | Cas Holman
Rats still played even without most of their neocortex. If play is that primitive, what does that say about our culture’s obsession with being “serious”?
Images:
Stuart Boulton / Alamy
Rats still played even without most of their neocortex. If play is that primitive, what does that say about our culture’s obsession with being “serious”?
Images:
Stuart Boulton / Alamy
What sea slugs teach us about consciousness | Nikolay Kukushkin
Chalmers says there’s a ‘hard problem’ of consciousness. Friston/Clark say the ‘hard problem’ is our belief in it. Which camp are you in—and why?
Chalmers says there’s a ‘hard problem’ of consciousness. Friston/Clark say the ‘hard problem’ is our belief in it. Which camp are you in—and why?
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
What sea slugs teach us about consciousness | Nikolay Kukushkin
Chalmers says there’s a ‘hard problem’ of consciousness. Friston/Clark say the ‘hard problem’ is our belief in it. Which camp are you in—and why?
Chalmers says there’s a ‘hard problem’ of consciousness. Friston/Clark say the ‘hard problem’ is our belief in it. Which camp are you in—and why?
If humans went extinct, could we re-evolve? | Jonny Thomson & Toby Ord
Would you find comfort or despair in the idea that something human-like might evolve again — long after we’re gone?
Would you find comfort or despair in the idea that something human-like might evolve again — long after we’re gone?
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If humans went extinct, could we re-evolve? | Jonny Thomson & Toby Ord
Would you find comfort or despair in the idea that something human-like might evolve again — long after we’re gone?
Would you find comfort or despair in the idea that something human-like might evolve again — long after we’re gone?
Why your best ideas come after your worst | Rachel Barr
According to former Co-owner of The Onion, Scott Dikkers, the brain has both a Clown and an Editor — one generates ideas, the other judges them.
Which one do you think runs your life most of the time?
According to former Co-owner of The Onion, Scott Dikkers, the brain has both a Clown and an Editor — one generates ideas, the other judges them.
Which one do you think runs your life most of the time?
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why your best ideas come after your worst | Rachel Barr
According to former Co-owner of The Onion, Scott Dikkers, the brain has both a Clown and an Editor — one generates ideas, the other judges them.
Which one do you think runs your life most of the time?
According to former Co-owner of The Onion, Scott Dikkers, the brain has both a Clown and an Editor — one generates ideas, the other judges them.
Which one do you think runs your life most of the time?
5 ways immersion in art can make you happier | Marine Tanguy
If art can measurably lower stress, sharpen thinking, and deepen empathy — why do we still treat it as a luxury instead of a daily necessity?
If art can measurably lower stress, sharpen thinking, and deepen empathy — why do we still treat it as a luxury instead of a daily necessity?
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
5 ways immersion in art can make you happier | Marine Tanguy
If art can measurably lower stress, sharpen thinking, and deepen empathy — why do we still treat it as a luxury instead of a daily necessity?
If art can measurably lower stress, sharpen thinking, and deepen empathy — why do we still treat it as a luxury instead of a daily necessity?
Why the whole isn't greater than the sum of its parts | Ethan Siegel @startswithabang.bsky.social
If the list of things science can’t explain keeps shrinking…should we stop creating gods to fill the gaps?
If the list of things science can’t explain keeps shrinking…should we stop creating gods to fill the gaps?
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Why the whole isn't greater than the sum of its parts | Ethan Siegel @startswithabang.bsky.social
If the list of things science can’t explain keeps shrinking…should we stop creating gods to fill the gaps?
If the list of things science can’t explain keeps shrinking…should we stop creating gods to fill the gaps?
If you want to be miserable, then spend your money like this | Morgan Housel
If money can buy freedom, why do so many of us spend it on new forms of dependence?
If money can buy freedom, why do so many of us spend it on new forms of dependence?
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If you want to be miserable, then spend your money like this | Morgan Housel
If money can buy freedom, why do so many of us spend it on new forms of dependence?
If money can buy freedom, why do so many of us spend it on new forms of dependence?
Seaflooding: How we could engineer the next Mediterranean | Tomas Pueyo
We have the tech to create new seas, should we?
We have the tech to create new seas, should we?
October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Seaflooding: How we could engineer the next Mediterranean | Tomas Pueyo
We have the tech to create new seas, should we?
We have the tech to create new seas, should we?
Are young workers canaries in the AI coal mine?
If AI eats away at entry-level jobs, where will the next generation get experience?
If AI eats away at entry-level jobs, where will the next generation get experience?
October 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Are young workers canaries in the AI coal mine?
If AI eats away at entry-level jobs, where will the next generation get experience?
If AI eats away at entry-level jobs, where will the next generation get experience?
What can we learn from two of the greatest investors of all time?
Eric Markowitz speaks with Alex Morris to distill lessons from Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger.
Eric Markowitz speaks with Alex Morris to distill lessons from Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger.
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What can we learn from two of the greatest investors of all time?
Eric Markowitz speaks with Alex Morris to distill lessons from Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger.
Eric Markowitz speaks with Alex Morris to distill lessons from Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger.
5 horrifying stories that double as philosophy lessons 🧵
October 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
5 horrifying stories that double as philosophy lessons 🧵
Does drinking have evolutionary benefits?
Philosopher Edward Slingerland argues that behaviors often dismissed as evolutionary “mistakes” — like masturbation, overeating, and drinking — actually serve deeper adaptive purposes.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
Philosopher Edward Slingerland argues that behaviors often dismissed as evolutionary “mistakes” — like masturbation, overeating, and drinking — actually serve deeper adaptive purposes.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
October 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Does drinking have evolutionary benefits?
Philosopher Edward Slingerland argues that behaviors often dismissed as evolutionary “mistakes” — like masturbation, overeating, and drinking — actually serve deeper adaptive purposes.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
Philosopher Edward Slingerland argues that behaviors often dismissed as evolutionary “mistakes” — like masturbation, overeating, and drinking — actually serve deeper adaptive purposes.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
How do you tell real breakthroughs from scams in a growing field like longevity?
Andrew Steele, scientist and author of "Ageless", explains why longevity science is both the next revolution in medical science and a wellness fad.
#Longevity
Andrew Steele, scientist and author of "Ageless", explains why longevity science is both the next revolution in medical science and a wellness fad.
#Longevity
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How do you tell real breakthroughs from scams in a growing field like longevity?
Andrew Steele, scientist and author of "Ageless", explains why longevity science is both the next revolution in medical science and a wellness fad.
#Longevity
Andrew Steele, scientist and author of "Ageless", explains why longevity science is both the next revolution in medical science and a wellness fad.
#Longevity
When has discomfort turned out to be a good thing in your life?
Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how to harness periods of uncertainty for growth.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/smart-skills...
#Neuropsych
Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how to harness periods of uncertainty for growth.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/smart-skills...
#Neuropsych
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
When has discomfort turned out to be a good thing in your life?
Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how to harness periods of uncertainty for growth.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/smart-skills...
#Neuropsych
Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff explains how to harness periods of uncertainty for growth.
Read the full article: bigthink.com/smart-skills...
#Neuropsych
What happens when we design a society where our bodies outlast our brains?
Edd Gent explains why brain health has lagged behind increases in life expectancy, and what we can do about it.
Read the full article: www.freethink.com/biotech/brai...
#Longevity
Edd Gent explains why brain health has lagged behind increases in life expectancy, and what we can do about it.
Read the full article: www.freethink.com/biotech/brai...
#Longevity
October 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
What happens when we design a society where our bodies outlast our brains?
Edd Gent explains why brain health has lagged behind increases in life expectancy, and what we can do about it.
Read the full article: www.freethink.com/biotech/brai...
#Longevity
Edd Gent explains why brain health has lagged behind increases in life expectancy, and what we can do about it.
Read the full article: www.freethink.com/biotech/brai...
#Longevity
If we build AI to think like humans, are we just teaching it to repeat our blind spots?
Primatologist Christine Webb talks bias in AI and what we can learn from mosses.
#Philosophy
Primatologist Christine Webb talks bias in AI and what we can learn from mosses.
#Philosophy
October 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If we build AI to think like humans, are we just teaching it to repeat our blind spots?
Primatologist Christine Webb talks bias in AI and what we can learn from mosses.
#Philosophy
Primatologist Christine Webb talks bias in AI and what we can learn from mosses.
#Philosophy
How do we make the shift to seeing failure as an opportunity for learning?
Acquire CEO Andrew Gazdecki talks "outrageous optimism", failure as signal, and overthinking.
Read the full article by Tim Brinkhof: bigthink.com/business/why...
#Business
Acquire CEO Andrew Gazdecki talks "outrageous optimism", failure as signal, and overthinking.
Read the full article by Tim Brinkhof: bigthink.com/business/why...
#Business
October 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
How do we make the shift to seeing failure as an opportunity for learning?
Acquire CEO Andrew Gazdecki talks "outrageous optimism", failure as signal, and overthinking.
Read the full article by Tim Brinkhof: bigthink.com/business/why...
#Business
Acquire CEO Andrew Gazdecki talks "outrageous optimism", failure as signal, and overthinking.
Read the full article by Tim Brinkhof: bigthink.com/business/why...
#Business
Toxic positivity combines a belief that being optimistic will change an outcome with attempts to deny, minimize, and invalidate what teams are experiencing.
Here are three major red flags that your boss is embracing toxic positivity: 🧵
#Business
Here are three major red flags that your boss is embracing toxic positivity: 🧵
#Business
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Toxic positivity combines a belief that being optimistic will change an outcome with attempts to deny, minimize, and invalidate what teams are experiencing.
Here are three major red flags that your boss is embracing toxic positivity: 🧵
#Business
Here are three major red flags that your boss is embracing toxic positivity: 🧵
#Business
When was the last time you truly changed your mind about something that mattered?
Read the full article by Shai Tubali: bigthink.com/thinking/5-g...
#Philosophy
Read the full article by Shai Tubali: bigthink.com/thinking/5-g...
#Philosophy
October 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
When was the last time you truly changed your mind about something that mattered?
Read the full article by Shai Tubali: bigthink.com/thinking/5-g...
#Philosophy
Read the full article by Shai Tubali: bigthink.com/thinking/5-g...
#Philosophy
What do you find helps you "click" with people?
Read the full article by Jonny Thomson: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#Philosophy
Read the full article by Jonny Thomson: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#Philosophy
October 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What do you find helps you "click" with people?
Read the full article by Jonny Thomson: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#Philosophy
Read the full article by Jonny Thomson: bigthink.com/mini-philoso...
#Philosophy
If you had to pick... would you rather live longer or better?
Read the full article: www.freethink.com/biotech/eric...
#Longevity
Read the full article: www.freethink.com/biotech/eric...
#Longevity
October 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
If you had to pick... would you rather live longer or better?
Read the full article: www.freethink.com/biotech/eric...
#Longevity
Read the full article: www.freethink.com/biotech/eric...
#Longevity
Chase problems, not profits | Josh Bersin @Josh_Bersin #BTPlus
Workforce analyst, author, and educator, Josh Bersin explains how companies can refocus on solving problems and generate profits as a result.
Workforce analyst, author, and educator, Josh Bersin explains how companies can refocus on solving problems and generate profits as a result.
October 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Chase problems, not profits | Josh Bersin @Josh_Bersin #BTPlus
Workforce analyst, author, and educator, Josh Bersin explains how companies can refocus on solving problems and generate profits as a result.
Workforce analyst, author, and educator, Josh Bersin explains how companies can refocus on solving problems and generate profits as a result.
How important is good storytelling when it comes to company success?
Christina Farr shares how Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Reddit, grew the company with brilliant storytelling.
#ChristinaFarr #AlexisOhanian #Reddit #Business
Christina Farr shares how Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Reddit, grew the company with brilliant storytelling.
#ChristinaFarr #AlexisOhanian #Reddit #Business
September 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How important is good storytelling when it comes to company success?
Christina Farr shares how Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Reddit, grew the company with brilliant storytelling.
#ChristinaFarr #AlexisOhanian #Reddit #Business
Christina Farr shares how Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Reddit, grew the company with brilliant storytelling.
#ChristinaFarr #AlexisOhanian #Reddit #Business