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7mins
The Well
You have 3 brains. This is how to use them.
You’ve heard about your "lizard brain." But what about the other two?
Robert M Sapolsky
John Templeton Foundation
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9mins
The Well
The biggest myths about emotions, debunked
No, emotions don’t happen TO you. Here’s what happens instead.
Lisa Feldman Barrett
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7mins
Explain It Like I’m Smart
The science of super longevity
Science can’t stop aging, but it may be able to slow our epigenetic clocks.
Morgan Levine
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4mins
The Well
The evolutionary significance of dreaming
Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.
Patrick McNamara
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5mins
The Big Think Interview
Fix hidden conflict — before it’s too late
Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.
Priya Parker
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5mins
The Well
The case against specializing
Geniuses and prodigies are captivating. But generalists rule the world.
David Epstein
John Templeton Foundation
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9mins
The Big Think Interview
Discover your “true age” — and how to tweak it
Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.
Morgan Levine
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42mins
The Big Think Interview
Physics: The big questions of our existence in under an hour
Sabine Hossenfelder talks about Albert Einstein, dead grandmothers, the physics of aging, and more in this full interview with Big Think.
Sabine Hossenfelder
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7mins
The Big Think Interview
What is life?
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.
Paul Nurse
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7mins
The Well
The invisible math that controls the world
This network physicist is mapping the world's most significant data to create the most beautiful visualizations of information we have ever seen.
Albert-László Barabási
John Templeton Foundation
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6mins
The Well
How to live a life you won’t regret
Aimless wandering is essential for understanding yourself. Here’s why.
Bryan Cranston
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4mins
The Well
Can you separate science from the scientist?
Science has opened so many doors to humanity’s understanding of the world. Scientism shuts them. Here’s how to tell the difference.
Agustín Fuentes
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1hr 25mins
The Big Think Interview
Why men and boys are struggling
Richard Reeves explains the big problems facing men today — and why no one is talking about them.
Richard Reeves
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4mins
The Well
Why gene editing is still humanity’s most powerful tool
Forget AI. Gene editing is still our most powerful — and dangerous — technology.
Walter Isaacson
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6mins
The Well
Every culture has supernatural agents. Here’s why.
From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
Patrick McNamara
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4mins
The Big Think Interview
Ask smarter questions in 5 minutes
Asking the wrong questions can hold you back. Natalie Nixon explains how to ask divergent questions to become a great thinker.
Natalie Nixon
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5mins
The Well
Why we want the wrong things
Humans, like animals, are driven by instincts. But we also have wants. Here’s what that means for our lives.
Luke Burgis
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5mins
Explain It Like I’m Smart
Why high-ranking leaders should be psych tested
Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.
Brian Klaas
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9mins
The Big Think Interview
The “afterlife” according to Einstein’s special relativity
Sabine Hossenfelder discusses the physics of… dead grandmothers?
Sabine Hossenfelder
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6mins
The Well
The fascinating science of who succeeds in art
This scientist made an algorithm to predict which artists succeed — all without even looking at their art.
Albert-László Barabási
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