The Big Think Interview

The Big Think Interview

Intimate interviews with the world's biggest thinkers.
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How facing adversity can help you live a deeper, more meaningful life
“There would be something very, very empty and meaningless about [a] sort of life with no problems.”

Oliver Burkeman

A rat stands on a concrete floor, casting a shadow on the wall that resembles the shape of a sheep.
a close up of a brain on a blue background.
8mins
A University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible.
a silhouette of a person standing in front of an orange and green background.
5mins
You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.
a woman's head with a circuit board on it.
5mins
“All the plausible paths to a really great future, involve the development of machine superintelligence at some point.”
a silhouette of a person with a broken hair.
9mins
Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame?
a pile of money with the words 7 ways to make more money.
6mins
How to make money in business, with $100-million Salesforce pioneer Aaron Ross.
9mins
Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.
a collage of a woman's face with a colorful background.
1hr 19mins
Steven Pinker explains how to cultivate greater rationality in today's complex world.
a painting of a woman and a man with the words is it liberation?.
7mins
Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Here’s what that means for women.
5mins
Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty reveals the secret to “good power.”
1hr 34mins
Master creative thinking in 90 minutes, with expert Tiago Forte.
8mins
Your brain on sex, love, and rejection with biological anthropologist Helen Fisher.
6mins
Economist Tyler Cowen explains why intelligence is overrated. Here’s what to look for instead.
8mins
Why we keep giving power to the wrong people, according to political scientist and associate professor Brian Klaas.
11mins
Train for any argument with Harvard’s former debate coach, Bo Seo.
3mins
Washington University professor John Inazu tells us how we can make peace inside a raging culture war.
7mins
How to maximize wins and minimize losses, explained by four experts on game theory.
7mins
Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
6mins
Chloé Valdary shares the ancient Stoic principle that can defeat modern despair.