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Supervolcano
The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora is one of the reasons why Bryan Walsh sees supervolcanoes as the” single, biggest threat to the human race.”
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5mins
People rarely question their own moral compass. But do you know what shapes yours?
John Templeton Foundation
The Fearless Girl Statue
No amount of success can overcome imposter syndrome without a mindset geared toward growth.
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5mins
These psychological principles can unlock your resiliency.
John Templeton Foundation
white rhino extinction
6mins
Poachers drove the Northern White Rhino to extinction. One scientist and her “frozen zoo” are on a mission to bring them back.
A vintage-style illustration of a man in a suit with a mustache and top hat, the top of his head open as colorful smoke swirls out, symbolizing creativity.
3mins
Anyone can learn from this creativity challenge.
John Templeton Foundation
7mins
It’s not a glitch in the matrix. It’s not the Mandela effect. There’s actually a scientific reason you remember things wrong.
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Thanks to time-traveling telescopes, we can see more about the Big Bang.
John Templeton Foundation
using viruses as medicine
This Yale researcher is creating an experimental therapy for cystic fibrosis made from viruses – and it’s working.
A man in a suit rides a comet with a face through a star-filled night sky, reflecting on lessons learned from space travel; a top hat floats nearby as the moon smiles in the background.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield shares how living in space has bettered his life on Earth.
John Templeton Foundation
Sleeping beauty sleeps in an enchanted forest.
The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
A person stands in front of a large face, peering into an oversized monocle held by a giant hand, as if searching for traces of free will within the magnified gaze.
5mins
Philosophers have been making the claim that free will is an illusion for hundreds of years. Dr. Uri Maoz shares what modern neuroscience has to say about it.
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recreational drug use
5mins
This man did over 150 drugs to help teach others how to use them safely.
Illustration of a human brain, drawn with black ink lines on a solid orange background, symbolizing intellectual life.
5mins
According to Zena Hitz, the idea of the intellectual has become distorted. She believes “the real thing is something more extraordinary but also more available to us.”
John Templeton Foundation
Think like a Navy Seal
The “Limitless” pill exists, and you already have it in your brain.
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2mins
James Gleick, the author of biographies of Isaac Newton and Richard Feynman, discusses what they and other geniuses have in common.
John Templeton Foundation
encoding memory
Humanity's most advanced tech still hasn’t unraveled the mysteries of the human mind. Can brain scans show us how we store memories?
Entrepreneur success
3mins
Covid-19 drove his start-up through the trenches. Now Austen Allred is sharing his secret that lead his start-up out of a recession.
study tips
4mins
What do candles, coffee, and candy have to do with it?
rivalries
8mins
Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates. Lamborghini vs. Ferrari. What can the most famous rivalries teach us about human nature?