Adaptability

Adaptability

An older man with gray hair wearing a dark suit, blue shirt, and patterned tie, sitting against a plain light background.
22mins
Historian Eric Cline illuminates the 400-year period following ancient collapse that shaped the modern world.
An older man in a suit sits on a chair in front of a backdrop showing a dramatic classical painting of chaos and destruction.
1hr 43mins
Historian Eric Cline argues the Bronze Age collapse wasn't the work of one invading force or one bad harvest, but something far harder to stop: An overly interdependent system that had no way to absorb multiple shocks at once.
A man sits on a chair against a white backdrop, placed in front of the Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, under a clear blue sky.
53mins
Sam Kean examines how rogue archaeologists are recreating the sounds, tastes, smells, and practices of the ancient past.
A rat stands on a concrete floor, casting a shadow on the wall that resembles the shape of a sheep.
9mins
“There would be something very, very empty and meaningless about [a] sort of life with no problems.”
A group of colorful poker chips, including red, blue, black, and green, fall through the air against a black background.
5mins
“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 man with long curly hair sits on a chair in a white hallway, surrounded by illustrated documents, maps, and notes taped to a gray wall.
1hr 3mins
“The public really doesn't realize that they are much closer to CIA spies than they think they are.”
A woman smiling at camera.
8mins
Rediscovering competition in an unexpected place helped her rewrite what was possible — and go on to win gold.
Unlikely Collaborators
A dinosaur stands in a field as a flaming asteroid falls from the sky; bold text reads "DON'T BE THE DINOSAUR.
8mins
"You need to embrace these systems and try out what's going on because if you don't understand it, you really can't hope to help your organization adapt and stay in front of this momentous, world-changing technology."
A digital, pixelated yellow face on a black background, giving the impression it's dissolving or glitching.
0m
"We're at a very critical point in human history where things are about to change dramatically. One of the beauties of these AI tools is you now can just be anything that you dreamt of being."
A person with short dark hair and a beard sits indoors wearing a brown jacket and dark shirt. The background features blurred indoor elements and a tree.
8mins
How the 40-year-old entrepreneur and media mogul learned from his struggles, and why he believes accountability is the real secret to happiness.
Unlikely Collaborators
A woman with a bowl haircut and red lipstick sits on a sofa wearing a dark, floral dress. A textured yellow pillow and patterned wall are visible in the background.
7mins
She was searching for perfection - until she discovered what she truly needed by letting go of what didn’t fit.
Unlikely Collaborators
A person in shorts and a cap balances on a tightrope with "LEADERSHIP MATERIAL" written in large white text over the image against a clear blue sky and mountain backdrop.
6mins
"You need to run towards the pain and darkness and not away from it. I think the best leaders always run towards the darkness. They always run towards a problem."
Person wearing a light blue suit and floral shirt, flexing both arms, set against a brick wall background.
7mins
From anger to awe: How one woman overcame “debilitating trauma” to conquer a near-impossible 53-hour swim at 64.
A man in a suit looks upward with a surprised expression. There is a fiery effect in the foreground. Buildings and people are visible in the background.
9mins
"Humans, like most mammals, tend to shut down in really frightening situations for which they have no training or prior experience. Researchers call it negative panic. People do nothing. They shut down."
A person sits pensively with name tags around them reading "Hello, I'm a... writer? bookstore owner? father?.
5mins
How the successful marketer used ancient philosophy to overcome modern obstacles and change his mindset.
Unlikely Collaborators
Illustration of two human silhouettes facing each other with neural connections and nodes, featuring the text "BORN AND MADE" on a green background.
7mins
“I'm often asked: “Are great strategic thinkers born, or are they made?” And my answer is always yes. Like so many human capabilities, it’s a mixture of nature, nurture and experience.”
A person wearing safety goggles is using a tool to grind or cut metal, creating sparks in a dimly lit workshop.
6mins
Through woodworking, John Furniss, known as The Blind Woodsman, discovered a new purpose and a way to share his vision with the world.
Unlikely Collaborators
7mins
Have we evolved to understand multiple rejections on Bumble, or survive more than one ghosting from Tinder? Christine Emba explores the sociology of modern dating and how to make them more ethical.
A geometric quilt with repeating concentric diamond and striped patterns in red, pink, orange, and blue tones on a dark background.
4mins
These 5 human development principles could completely change the way we think about learning and potential.
A pencil fills in the first answer bubble on a multiple-choice test sheet, option "1" for question 90.
1mins
Testing is an attempt to measure intelligence. But is intelligence really what’s getting measured? A neuroscientist weighs in:
A young woman with long hair rests her head on her hand, eyes closed, wearing a loose white garment and a headband, against a dark background.
2mins
Traditional definitions of wellbeing focus on the absence of mental illness or disease. But true wellbeing goes beyond that, says this neuroscientist.
Illustration of a human head with a visible brain, featuring a black circular arrow symbol over the brain, on a yellow background.
6mins
With great genius comes great rigidity. Professor Barabara Oakley on how to stay mentally agile — and get smarter as a result:
Black cave-painting style drawing of a person shooting arrows at a deer with antlers on a red-orange background.
8mins
James Suzman lived with a tribe of hunter-gatherers to witness how an ancient culture survives one of the most brutal climates on Earth. His learnings may surprise you.
A person holding a match in front of a colorful background.
5mins
James Fadiman PhD, who has 60 years of experience in the field, believes they are.
Unlikely Collaborators
A black man with his hands on his head.
6mins
Former SNL star Jay Pharoah answers our most challenging questions about life, self-esteem, and changing his mind.
Unlikely Collaborators
A man with his arms raised.
6mins
Over 250 million records sold and more than 70 platinum hits later, Jason Derulo sits down with us to talk about goals, insecurities, and why he still doesn’t feel like he’s “made it.”
Unlikely Collaborators
A man is walking towards a crate with the number 60 on it.
6mins
People are living longer than ever, challenging our assumptions around milestones like retirement. Economist Lynda Gratton explains a “multi-stage life,” and how retiring later isn’t necessarily something to fear.
A man in a black shirt with speech bubbles that say trauma comics art.
6mins
Jim Lee, President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, tells us how his childhood obsession with Superman changed his life.
Unlikely Collaborators
An image of a woman sitting in a chair in front of an auditorium.
Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking - and how we can stop that from happening.
Unlikely Collaborators
Large shards of broken glass lie on the floor in front of a window with cracked glass; red curtains frame the scene.
11mins
"Resilience" is being able to withstand hardship; "antifragility" goes one step further.