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Legends

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Purposeful, passionate, and bold, these Big Think+ experts have made important contributions to human thought and to the history of ideas.
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The genius guide to future-proofing your career
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8 min
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with
Josh Bersin
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John Amaechi: The voice in your head is lying to you. Here’s how to shut it down
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11 min
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John Amaechi
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The genius behind “BBL Drizzy” on maximizing creativity with AI
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6 min
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with
Willonius Hatcher
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Ben Horowitz: Quit being a coward and do the hard thing
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7 min
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Ben Horowitz
12 traits emotionally intelligent people share (And why you can learn them)
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12 min
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Daniel Goleman
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The 4 biggest ideas in philosophy, with legend Daniel Dennett
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12 min
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Daniel Dennett
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From bullied to brilliant: How Temple Grandin embraces autism
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8 min
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Temple Grandin
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How to future-proof your career
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9 min
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with
Chip Conley
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How the body keeps the score of trauma
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with
Bessel van der Kolk
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The “alpha male” myth, debunked
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7 min
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with
Frans de Waal
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Berkeley professor explains gender theory
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13 min
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with
Judith Butler
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A beam of light shines through clouds in a painted sky, with the word "AWE" in large yellow letters centered in the image.
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Why Einstein called awe the fundamental emotion
If you’ve gotten goosebumps when hearing a story about a stranger’s selfless heroism, or you’ve felt your chest swell at a concert, when the audience’s voice and the musician’s instruments align, you have felt awe. And, according to professor Dacher Keltner, who has spent his life studying it, it’s one of humankind’s most unifying traits:
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14 min
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Dacher Keltner