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History & Society
Trace how culture, power, and ideas shape societies across time.
1hr 34mins
Master creative thinking in 90 minutes, with expert Tiago Forte.
5mins
The formula for rational thinking explained by Steven Pinker.
6mins
Why marriage is thriving — and dying — in different American classes.
6mins
History’s most remarkable leaders had this one trait in common. We can harness it too.
5mins
Expert Michael Spitzer explains how culture can “tune” your musical taste.
3mins
Washington University professor John Inazu tells us how we can make peace inside a raging culture war.
7mins
How to maximize wins and minimize losses, explained by four experts on game theory.
6mins
Chloé Valdary shares the ancient Stoic principle that can defeat modern despair.
7mins
Humans are musical animals four million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer.
7mins
How the Big Bang gave us time, explained by theoretical physicist.
8mins
Strategy advisor Roger Martin explains how 2,000 year old military thinking is useful in modern business strategy.
6mins
How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
5mins
“There’s a sense of crisis today that we did not have in the 1980’s or 90’s” — economist Tyler Cowen on progress in America.
John Templeton Foundation
5mins
How to defeat debaters who deal in distractions, according to a two-time world debate champion.
7mins
Is it better to be rational or optimistic? Steven Pinker explains.
15mins
Male inequality — the enormous cultural shift happening right under our nose.
4mins
Why do so many cultures celebrate holidays at the same time of year?
John Templeton Foundation
6mins
In 1965, six boys were stranded on an island. Fifteen months later, the survivors were rescued. How many were there?
John Templeton Foundation
3mins
Climate change. War. Civil unrest. Is it responsible to have kids today?
5mins
The real risks of psychedelics, explained by a Johns Hopkins expert.