Emerging Tech
By tracking brain activity as primates move freely in the wild, neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our own minds.
AI “eval” outfit Mercor is one of the fastest growing companies in history. But will their rocket run out of fuel? Big Think investigates.
Robotaxis can transform cities by improving mobile efficiency, equity, and safety — if cities adopt policies that prioritize the public good.
There are two sides to the AI debate, and both are perpetuating the idea that AI is “inevitable, all-powerful, and deserves to be controlled by a tiny group of people,” says the Empire of AI author.
In “Rewiring Democracy,” Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders explore how AI could strengthen democracy or undermine it.
Researcher and Google CTO Blaise Agüera y Arcas joins us to discuss his new book, “What Is Intelligence?”
The technology might be much closer than you’d think.
The case for robotaxis on the water.
An introduction to “The Engine of Progress” from Jason Crawford, founder of the Roots of Progress Institute.
Real progress demands rules built for uncertainty — not for the few innovations dominating today’s tech landscape.
Common law has long balanced innovation and accountability. Can it do the same for AI?
To turn technical breakthroughs into real-world change, AI must overcome the friction of politics, policy, and human institutions.
Barriers to energy abundance — and how to overcome them — were front and center at Progress Conference 2025.
With new labs, funding models, and institutions, metascience is reinventing the machinery of discovery.
Government-spec’d glory projects produce tech demos. Enduring progress demands a better way forward.
The case that a bipartisan movement structured around progress and reform may be reaching critical mass.
Rivals may try to outnumber us with fleets of cheap vessels. Our path is to out-innovate them.
A look at how criminals are using unrestricted chatbots and how cyber defenders are fighting back.
Investment in quantum is growing. Anastasia Marchenkova wants to make sure funders still ask the tough questions.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A conversation with Dr. Susan Schneider on the AI risks we’re not talking about and why the fixation on AGI is misplaced.
Brian Gumbel — President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Dataminr — explores the cutting edge of real-time information analysis.
Even when leaders know disruption is a smart long-term decision, the pain of transition can produce a titanic shambles. Just ask Kodak.
In revolutionary Russia, a group of forward-thinking philosophers offered an alternative to both futurism and communism.
The predictions of evolutionary theorists and current advances in “multimodal AI” offer strong clues to the future of employment.
Venture capitalist and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake talks to Big Think about why AI won’t make the internet better, her influences beyond tech, and more.
In the post-AI startup landscape, the role of the entrepreneur will evolve from operator to orchestrator. Are you ready?
Are you ready for the “cybernetic corporation”? Amir Husain “profiles” the hottest company of 2035 — and makes a telling comparison with Nvidia.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
