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Is our current scientific paradigm still the best fit? Rupert Sheldrake proposes a broader, more holistic model of reality for Big Think: bigthink.com/mini-philosoph…

What can Christian eschatology teach us about human consciousness? Judith Wolfe on love, creation, and the continuation of personality after death in Christian theology. youtube.com/watch?v=ionCy_…

What are we still missing when it comes to fully understanding human nature?

AI can help us decode animal language but are animal dictionaries enough to demystify the animal mind? nautil.us/ai-could-help-…

As a philosopher of the mind, how does Philip Goff (Philip Goff) see the field of consciousness studies in the past, now, and its future? youtube.com/watch?v=kMjHQB…

Meet the bacteria galaxy hitchhikers. Chinese scientists report that they’ve found a novel bacteria on the Tiangong space station, but can’t confirm if it evolved on the station itself or on Earth before hitching a ride skyward. popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mar…

Theologian and Ethicist Michael Baggot on his definition of consciousness vs. the Catholic definition, and theories of transhumanism. youtube.com/watch?v=KQnLVc…

Why consciousness matters: psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/consci…

‘Am I not at least something?’ A surreal dive into Descartes’s Meditations aeon.co/videos/am-i-no…

New episode on the two big ideas in biology: the evolution of species via mutation, fitness and natural selection; and the development of individuals from fertilized egg to whole organisms. How do these 2 big ideas relate? youtube.com/watch?v=z4OiHZ… #evolution #dna #biology

What is the biological basis of consciousness?

"If your neurons fire a certain way, you act a certain way. That’s it." Read Sapolsky vs. Sartre on the big question of free will: iai.tv/articles/sapol… Omari Edwards Institute of Art and Ideas

When fossilized remains were discovered in the Djurab desert in 2001, they were hailed as radically rewriting the history of our species. But not everyone was convinced – and the bitter argument that followed has consumed the lives of scholars ever since. theguardian.com/science/2025/m…

Some stars streaking through the Milky Way at millions of kilometers per hour probably trace back to a supermassive black hole in a neighboring galaxy: scientificamerican.com/article/hyperv…

In this exclusive Institute of Art and Ideas Interview, Massimo Pigliucci argues that human relationships are more important to living a good life than physical pleasure. iai.tv/articles/relat…

“To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age. ‘Tis much better to do a little with certainty, and leave the rest for others that come after you, than to explain all things by conjecture without making sure of anything.” -Isaac Newton

Daniel Dennett’s 4 rules for a good debate from Big Think: bigthink.com/mini-philosoph…

The worlds inside our heads can be dramatically different. What does that reveal about how our minds shape our lives? newscientist.com/article/248073…

Will free will look different in the afterlife? youtube.com/watch?v=uY2VjG…

Galactic bones, filaments of radio-wave-emitting particles, run through our galaxy, and one of them has a fracture. New analysis suggests collision with a neutron star may have caused it. Read about the Milky Way's "broken bone." wired.com/story/the-milk…