Jonny Thomson
Mini Philosophy | Big Think
The child has no control at all and the adult tries to control too much. But as philosopher Oliver Burkeman notes, there is a third way.| Big Think
An interview with with philosopher Idil Galip on why memes are one of today’s most powerful forms of communication.| Big Think
If someone is into feet, they're more likely to be into certain other things too. But we have no idea why.| Big Think
How can we make a real impact while avoiding burnout? In this week’s Mini Philosophy interview, Rutger Bregman offers a solution.| Big Think
If human happiness is an absolute good, then would having a billion slightly happy people be better than a million people incredibly happy?| Big Think
It’s no easy thing uniting millions of people over thousands of miles. And so, we need to whip up a mighty lie to help.| Big Think
What do Coke bottles, thrill-seeking, and a shrunken prefrontal cortex have in common? They all help explain extremist ideologies.| Big Think
How we handle grief largely depends on our philosophy. Here is how three famous philosophers handled the certainty of grief and despair.| Big Think
Evolution may have built our brains, but it didn't build them to find truth. So, how can we ever know what is true?| Big Think
In this week's Mini Philosophy interview, Agnes Callard explains why we should ask more questions in our conversations.| Big Think
Wonder is not the same as happiness, and it’s not the same as flourishing, but it’s often on the road to both.| Big Think
An interview with Simon Critchley on Luther, Kant, James, and why we need to rethink the public-private divide when it comes to mysticism.| Big Think
A paradigm should be elastic enough to accommodate new data and broad enough to explain the world. For Rupert Sheldake, ours does neither.| Big Think
Mini Philosophy is a space to explore ideas. It’s where we pause the busyness of life to reflect on ourselves, our relationships, and the Universe.| Big Think
According to Tolkien, fantasy requires a deep imagination known as "sub-creation." And the genre reflects a fundamental truth of being human.| Big Think
The award-winning nature writer, Robert Macfarlane, talks with Big Think about how to reacquaint ourselves with the rivers in our lives.| Big Think
