“Consciousness is fundamental. It's a fundamental property of the world that we inhabit, a fundamental property of the universe.”

Each of these stories rests on a foundation of great ideas that will scare you to death and make you think.

If AI is modeled only on human intelligence, will it inherit only human ways of seeing the world?

Brian Gumbel — President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dataminr — explores the cutting edge of real-time information analysis.

“All information technologies up to the 21st century were organic networks based on our organic brain.”

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

From Einstein to Twain, Garson O’Toole investigates the truth behind your favorite — and often misattributed — quotes.

Why some of philosophy’s strangest scenarios are more than mental games.

“An equation, perhaps no more than one inch long, that would allow us to, quote, 'Read the mind of God.'”

The psychologist, educator, and former NBA player discusses the professional volumes and childhood stories that shaped his life and his approach to it.

With the right material at the right temperature and a magnetic track, physics really does allow perpetual motion without energy loss.

"We've sent out one or two little messages, but we certainly aren't investing billions of dollars shouting out into the cosmos saying, "Hey, we are here. Come say hi.""

Want to study philosophy but skip some of its heavier tomes? These five novels are a great place to start. (Existential despair guaranteed.)

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.

The ANITA experiment found cosmic rays shooting out of Antarctica. One interpretation claims "parallel Universes," but is that right?

With "Karla's Choice," Nick Harkaway had an impossible mission: maintain his father’s legacy while staying true to his voice.