The Big Think Interview

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The solar revolution turning sunlight into synthetic fuel
“10 years ago, my colleagues and I looked at the prognosis for climate change, and it looked pretty hopeless. There really was no way out. But something happened – something good.”

Casey Handmer

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scientific demons
6mins
Darwin, Descartes, and Maxwell all believed in these science ‘demons.’
peer tutoring
6mins
Our current form of education is almost 200 years old. What should schools of the future look like?
Stand Together
turing test
From the first computer to modern AI: how to tell if machines are intelligent.
bullshit jobs
6mins
Experts say we should only be working 15 hours per week, so why are some working 80?
heal trauma
8mins
Conventional psychiatric practices tell us that if we feel bad, take this drug and it will go away. But after years of research with some of the top psychiatric practitioners […]
what is trauma
7mins
Trauma happens to everyone, but the way you respond to it determines its impact on your brain and body.
6mins
Don't let your reptile brain tell you what to do.
6mins
He's studied apes for 50 years - here's what most people get wrong.
9mins
The Bomber Mafia nearly changed the world—and you've likely never heard of them.
5mins
Being an intellectual is not really how it is depicted in popular culture.