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A triangle labeled "The Fraud Triangle" with its three sides named Incentive, Opportunity, and Rationalization, on an orange background.
32mins
The Big Think Interview
Inside the mind of a white-collar criminal
“Fraud is a trillion dollar problem, about $5 trillion today with that number increasingly rising annually.”
Kelly Richmond Pope
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3mins
Perception Box
Fearing death keeps us from living. 3 experts explain.
Biologist Tyler Volk PhD, psychiatrist Bruce Greyson MD, and palliative care physician BJ Miller MD, reveal how confronting mortality can improve the way we live.
Tyler Volk
Unlikely Collaborators
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6mins
The Well
True free speech, explained in 6 minutes
Free speech can amplify hatred, but it also protects the fight against it. Founder of The Future of Free Speech Jacob Mchangama explains.
Jacob Mchangama
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11mins
The Big Think Interview
Michio Kaku: Why we don’t even rank on the Kardashev scale
"We're stuck at type zero. But what would it take to move between universes? What would it take to enter a black hole? What would it take to break the light barrier?"
Michio Kaku
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7mins
Perception Box
How our expectations shape what we see, hear, and feel
A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist discuss how emotions are stories built from old experiences.
Paul Ekman
Unlikely Collaborators
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7mins
The Big Think Interview
The history of natural selection, in 7 minutes
“The idea of evolution by natural selection is, for me, probably the most beautiful idea in biology.”
Paul Nurse
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2mins
Perception Box
3 experts explain how to escape the happiness paradox
Happiness researchers Robert Waldinger MD, Tal Ben-Shahar PhD, and Peter Baumann explain why the happiest people aren’t happy all the time.
Robert Waldinger
Unlikely Collaborators
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