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Our fall issue is here! Made In Our Image explores the philosophies of AI and what they reveal about us, with @dioscuri, @mer__edith, @max_spero_, @philosophyminis and more. Get the magazine: bigthink.com/membership/?ut…
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“Your daily actions help to constitute reality,” says Northeastern University psychologist @LFeldmanBarrett. She explains relational realism: the idea that much of what we treat as objective, from color to a president’s power, depends on meaning we assign together. Read it here: bigthink.com/perception-box…
bigthink.com What makes something real? How culture and collective agreement help build your Perception Box The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has spotted 2026 ED138, an icy world beyond Neptune estimated at 600 to 1,500 km across. Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel (@StartsWithABang) explains why it’s likely the observatory’s first new dwarf planet, and what that means. Read it here: bigthink.com/starts-with-a-…
bigthink.com What Vera Rubin Observatory's first new dwarf planet means Some are clamoring to make it the Solar System's 6th official dwarf planet. They'll be shocked to learn how rich our own backyard truly is. A colleague planning a workshop had bought books, built an attendance spreadsheet and compared ticketing platforms, but hadn’t invited anyone. Neuroscientist @anthilemoon explains the psychology that keeps smart people stuck in research mode. Read it here: bigthink.com/mind-behavior/…
bigthink.com Why smart people stay stuck in research mode Busying yourself with research often feels easier, safer, and more satisfying than taking action. How did chemistry come to write its own code? Physicist Paul Davies, author of The Demon in the Machine, calls it the deepest mystery of life’s origin, and traces it from Schrödinger to two-headed flatworms and a possible shadow biosphere on Earth. Watch it here: bigthink.com/series/full-in…
bigthink.com The laws of the universe are unable to explain these origin mysteries Physicist Paul Davies explores how chemistry first learned to write its own code, and what that reveals about the origin of life.