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7mins
The Well
An evolutionary history of the human brain, in 7 minutes
Plato and Carl Sagan were wrong about the human brain, says a top neuroscientist.
Lisa Feldman Barrett
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2hr 9mins
The Big Think Interview
The ultimate psychedelics explainer
Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Matthew Johnson answers 24 huge questions about psychedelics.
Matthew W. Johnson
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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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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
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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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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5mins
The Well
AI is smart — but can it think?
How World War II codebreaker Alan Turing invented modern AI.
Michael Wooldridge
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8mins
The Big Think Interview
Are conscious machines possible?
A University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible.
Michael Wooldridge
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5mins
The Big Think Interview
Nick Bostrom on the birth of superintelligence
“All the plausible paths to a really great future, involve the development of machine superintelligence at some point.”
Nick Bostrom
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5mins
The Well
What if we could predict—and cure—all diseases?
This network scientist is creating a map of the human genome, and it could revolutionize the future of healthcare.
Albert-László Barabási
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8mins
The Well
Finding the world’s next “hidden genius”
What makes some scientists culturally significant, while others remain in obscurity? Well, there’s a science to it.
Albert-László Barabási
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1hr 19mins
The Big Think Interview
The ultimate guide to rationality
Steven Pinker explains how to cultivate greater rationality in today's complex world.
Steven Pinker
4mins
Great Question
Game theory can explain humanity’s biggest problem
Everyone commits this rationality error.
Steven Pinker
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1hr 34mins
The Big Think Interview
How to think creatively on command
Master creative thinking in 90 minutes, with expert Tiago Forte.
Tiago Forte
5mins
Explain It Like I’m Smart
Harvard professor explains Bayes’ rule
The formula for rational thinking explained by Steven Pinker.
Steven Pinker
5mins
Devil’s Advocate
Is science about to end?
Is science close to explaining everything about our Universe? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder reacts.
Sabine Hossenfelder
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