“The messy reality of it is that all of these very smart people, including Isaac Newton, were talking to other people.”

Times dilate and lengths contract near the speed of light. Bizarre and confusing? Sure. But under relativity, it can't be any other way.

In this excerpt from "One Hand Clapping," Nikolay Kukushkin makes the case that neurons reveal how memory, meaning, and even consciousness emerge from the same biological roots in humans, sea slugs, and beyond.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

A conversation with Annaka Harris on shared perception, experimental science, and why our intuition about consciousness is wrong.

Science helps us imagine the vastness of space and time — and our small but meaningful place within it.

The overlooked reason why "AI consciousness" isn't coming anytime soon.

Harvard Kennedy School professor and author Arthur C. Brooks guides us through the give-and-take of feedback — even when it is negative.

Realizing that matter and energy are quantized is important, but quantum particles aren't the full story; quantum fields are needed, too.

In "After the Spike," Dean Spears and Michael Geruso show why policy, rather than high population density, has the most significant impact on the environment.

For over 50 years, it’s been the scientifically accepted theory describing the origin of the Universe. It’s time we all learned its truths.

Annie Duke, a poker champion turned decision scientist, talks with Big Think about how to choose well under uncertainty.