#big-think — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #big-think, aggregated by home.social.
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So, the basic takeaway is that there is no such thing as genetic purity. Take that, stupid white supremacists, you nasty ass mofos. #science #genetics #anthropology #truthbombs #bigthink https://bigthink.com/the-well/weve-been-guessing-about-ancestral-history/
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The challenge of celebrating Artemis II as NASA cuts loom
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"NASA has just sent astronauts back to the Moon for the first time since 1972 w. Artemis II. So why would we cut NASA and NSF science now?"".. US ..released their proposed FY2027 budget, + it’s a bloodbath for NASA science + the NSF: cutting the science budget by 50% in the country."
"Here’s why these proposed cuts must be overruled."
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/challenge-celebrating-artemis-ii-nasa-cuts/
28.4.2026
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"In 1970, political theorist Giovanni Sartori described this drift of meaning as “conceptual stretching.” Sartori argued that it occurs when words or phrases move too far from the conditions that originally anchored them. They become gradually devalued, retaining their emotional and moral charge while losing clarity. In everyday use, “narcissist” moved from a clinical diagnosis to a sort of lifestyle judgment, yet it retains the moral seriousness — and social stigma — that we often associate with a mental health disorder."
https://bigthink.com/thinking/from-woke-to-traumatic-how-useful-terms-become-empty-buzzwords/
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"John Stuart Mill argued that diversity of opinion sustains democracy. If AI funnels us all into the same conceptual pathways, we lose that."
Susan Schneider of Florida Atlantic University, interviewed by Big Think.
https://bigthink.com/the-long-game/why-the-ai-megasystem-problem-needs-our-attention/
#SusanSchneider #BigThink #AIrisks #Cognition #PhilosopyOfScience
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Why don't Americans trust experts? Just ask a paranormal investigator
https://bigthink.com/big-think-books/paranormal-investigators-public-trust/
#HackerNews #AmericansTrustExperts #ParanormalInvestigator #PublicTrust #Skepticism #BigThink
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🚂 Wow, congrats! You've discovered the world's longest train journey that absolutely no one cares to take! 🚂 It's like writing a novel no one's gonna read—bravo, Big Think! 🎉
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/portugal-to-singapore-train/ #longesttrainjourney #BigThink #novelnoonewillread #trainadventure #travelhumor #HackerNews #ngated -
Ah yes, the cosmic obsession with 21 cm — clearly the universe's way of measuring its own ego. 🤔✨ Meanwhile, Big Think parades its intellectual trophy squad, as if a lineup of celebrity scientists will magically make this trivia any more profound. 🙄🌌
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/21cm-magic-length/ #cosmicobsession #universe #celebrityscientists #BigThink #intellectualtrophies #HackerNews #ngated -
Big Think interviewed Anne-Laure Le Cunff, I like the idea of little experiments that we can use in our lives, to keep our curiosity alive:
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#BigThink: How a Team of #Female #Astronomers Revolutionized Our Understanding of #Stars
#Astronomer Anna Frebel delivers a fascinating 3-min talk on the influential #history of #women #scientists analyzing & categorizing #celestial bodies. Female "#computers" were making "stellar" contributions [her #pun] in the early decades of the 20th #century.
🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-lJx4E0mjY 2016 Feb 24
🔗 https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Frebel#Community #TimeTravel #Research #quantum #physics #2025Mar14 #Kronodon
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Website #BigThink talks to A. C. Grayling on the need to focus on #education over #religion. Theists argue that religion has been critical to advancement and, lacking it, moral rot erodes society. Grayling disagrees. Short, fascinating read. #philosophy https://bigthink.com/thinking/a-c-grayling-we-dont-need-to-bring-back-religion-we-need-to-bring-back-education/
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„Social-Media-Konzerne sollten verantwortlich für ihre Algorithmen sein“
Menschen sollten auf Plattformen schreiben dürfen, was sie wollen. Die Plattformen sollten aber für die Entscheidungen ihrer Algorithmen verantwortlich sein.
#AndrewRossSorkin #BigThink #Facebook #Google #Meta #Myanmar #Rohingya #SocialMedia #Twitter #YuvulNoahHarari
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I think there should be kids books about it and board games!
#Politics #Civility #BigThink
#kamala2024
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Looking for some good news? It turns out #biodiversity can bounce back. We just need to give it a chance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOfH54GjCVc
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Why haven’t we found aliens? A physicist shares the most popular theories. | Brian Cox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTjgrG2UY30
#Aliens #AlienLife #Universe #BigThink #Theory #FermiParadox #Question #Humans #Evolution #Civilization #ThingsToEvolve
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I'm sure this is going to be a good watch.
The science of shared consciousness | Lisa Miller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyQlWJnxmBA
#science #consciousness #HiveMind #SharedConsciousness #BigThink
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The self is a dynamic and evolving process shaped by biology, psychology, culture, and environment. It can be influenced by external factors like electric fields and bioengineering, and is a continuous spectrum with no clear boundaries.
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𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 “𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗔𝗜.” 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆
Is only artificial general intelligence (AGI) "true AI"? This discussion seems so theoretical. Whilst we are discussing #AGI, the spreading of #AI continues unrelentingly and AI will change our #Society, the #Environment and even ourselves. Even "no-so-true AI", or #NarrowAI, can have severe ethical and other consequences.
#ArtificialIntelligence #AIEthics #EthicalAI #Ethics #ChatGPT
https://bigthink.com/the-future/artificial-general-intelligence-true-ai/ via #BigThink
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If I get this right, you should be able to click on this title Why Einstein’s E=mc² is only half of the equation and read the article by Starts With A Bang
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Who is attracted to #Police jobs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxt_foRCN7k (video length 4:56) #BigThink
