Real understanding, argues Jeff DeGraff, doesn’t come from outputs — it comes from practice.

Everything you experience is filtered through your brain, and everyone’s brain is different. Neuroscientist Christof Koch explains how understanding this can deepen your connection to the world around you.

Reality TV star, music producer, and serial entrepreneur JoJo Simmons on the power of listening and the massive benefits of switching off.

“A lot of the trends in the economy, in family life have just been much harder for working class men.”

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A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist discuss how emotions are stories built from old experiences.

“If you ask a computer, it will say, most of the time you want to either be raising or folding, right? You want to take an aggressive action or quit. I think this is a great metaphor for lots of things in real life, too.”

A contemplative approach to leading others can help us accept the tension of not always knowing how things will play out.

Venture capitalist and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake talks to Big Think about why AI won’t make the internet better, her influences beyond tech, and more.

In “The Secret History of Denisovans,” Silvana Condemi and François Savatier trace the story of our mysterious hominin ancestor.

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To navigate a heavyweight corporate quandary, take a leaf out of Intel’s brilliant playbook — walk out, and return as your own successor.

Many of us rely on emotional advice that doesn’t actually work. Psychologist Ethan Kross offers a smarter, science-backed approach to managing emotions with flexibility and perspective.

Harvard Kennedy School professor and author Arthur C. Brooks guides us through the give-and-take of feedback — even when it is negative.

Social entrepreneur Aaron Hurst explains why the decline of social connection is the greatest challenge of our time — and offers a roadmap for restoration.

Why talent alone isn’t enough to achieve your goals.

The UNILAD founder followed a rocky road to success — and his 2023 ADHD diagnosis proved revelatory.

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The host of the Money with Katie Show has some priceless advice for women on how to approach pay-rise negotiations.

The Big Bang was hot, dense, uniform, and filled with matter and energy. Before that? There was nothing. Here's how that's possible.

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“The public really doesn't realize that they are much closer to CIA spies than they think they are.”

“Invention matters, but implementation matters more.”

It’s something to wrestle and live with, says behavioral scientist Arthur Brooks.

The benefits of compassion in the workplace are manifold — but leaders should retain an intentional focus on mental, emotional, and physical balance.

From Apple to Airbnb to OpenAI the generalist mindset has been an invaluable source of advantage — and we can all learn from these successes.