Science & Tech

Science & Tech

Explore the discoveries that reveal how the world works, alongside the technologies that extend, reshape, and sometimes challenge what’s possible.

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5mins
We are ~99% genetically identical to chimpanzees. But there are three key traits that separate us.
8mins
Your brain on sex, love, and rejection with biological anthropologist Helen Fisher.
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7mins
Frank Wilczek is celebrated for his investigations into the fundamental laws of nature that have transformed our understanding of the forces that govern our Universe. In this video, the MIT […]
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5mins
Poker pro Maria Konnikova on how to recognize which details matter and master the science of deduction.
5mins
Why does time move forward but not backward? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains.
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5mins
Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky on the science of temptation, and the limitations of your brain’s frontal cortex.
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3mins
Left–Right, Back–Forth, Up–Down. What’s the fourth dimension?
5mins
Do humans have souls, or are we just particles? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains.
7mins
Is it better to be rational or optimistic? Steven Pinker explains.
6mins
How did complex systems emerge from chaos? Physicist Sean Carroll explains.
1hr 33mins
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe, explained by physicist Sean Carroll.
7mins
What astronaut Ron Garan saw in space changed his life forever – here’s what it taught him.
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3mins
Think via Bayes’ rule to become more rational and less brainwashed.
John Templeton Foundation
9mins
What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the multiverse?
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4mins
Can psychedelics solve the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness? A Johns Hopkins professor explains.
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6mins
Pessimism sounds smart. Optimism sounds dumb. Don’t fall for it, says Wired’s Kevin Kelly.
John Templeton Foundation
31mins
Collective illusions — false assumptions about society that many people share — have existed for thousands of years in many different ways. Today, because of social media and modern technology, […]
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7mins
We don’t need one Elon Musk. We need 8 billion empathic futurists.
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7mins
A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.