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3mins

Perception Box

What’s more real: time itself, or your perception of it?

The brain is an “illusion factory.” Here’s what that means for our perception of time.

Brian Greene, Dean Buonomano & David Eagleman

Unlikely Collaborators

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1hr 12mins

Full Interview

The science of consciousness is solving the biggest illusion in our universe

“Consciousness is fundamental. It's a fundamental property of the world that we inhabit, a fundamental property of the universe.”

Anil Seth & Jonny Thomson

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16mins

The Big Think Interview

The ancient origins of partnering and romantic love

“No matter what their gods were, what they did for a living, what they wore, the songs they sang, everything varies except love, and everybody loves.”

Helen Fisher

A silhouette of a human head with swirling arrows inside the brain, illustrating a concept of circular thought or mental processes.

8mins

The Big Think Interview

How to train your nervous system for optimal performance

"If you're interested in human performance, what you want is something that's reliable and repeatable, and thus you want neurobiology because neurobiology gives you mechanism."

Steven Kotler

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1hr 24mins

Full Interview

The neuroscience of extremes: ruthless psychopathy to extraordinary generosity

“There's a very pervasive belief that human nature is fundamentally selfish, but I know for a fact that that can't be true in part because my life was saved by a stranger a long time ago when I was 19.”

Abigail Marsh