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Six brain MRI scan images are arranged in two rows, showing various cross-sectional views of the human brain, with the bottom row featuring a blue and pink color overlay.

3 min

Perception Box

Can you measure love? 3 experts discuss

From neuroscience to philosophy, experts reveal why compassion may be the most important human skill we have.

Meghan Sullivan

Unlikely Collaborators

A person stands alone on calm water with the word "STILLNESS" in bold letters over the scene.

21 min

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The Big Think Interview

How accepting impermanence can end the struggle to “fix” your life

“The idea is that we move from a place of wanting the world to conform to what we like [towards] not needing other people to be different from who they are.”

Robert Waldinger

Text "Trauma in the Body" is displayed in bold white letters on a black shape, with yellow starburst shapes on a blue background.

59 min

Full Interview

Bessel van der Kolk: Trauma isn’t the event, it’s the response

"One of the largest mitigating factors against getting traumatized is who is there for you at that particular time."

Bessel van der Kolk

A person in classical attire holds a laurel wreath and a palm branch against a blue sky background.

6 min

The Well

Is virtue worth pursuing? A psychologist explains

Virtue is hard to attain, and that’s the point. Sarah Schnitker explains why self-help shortcuts miss the mark.

Sarah Schnitker

A woman sits on a chair in a studio with a neutral backdrop, overlaid with yellow flowers and barbed wire against a black background.

1 min

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