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The Well

The case for canceling censorship

Free speech may be messy, but censorship is deadly. Founder of The Future of Free Speech Jacob Mchangama explains.

Jacob Mchangama

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The Big Think Interview

Inside the mind of a white-collar criminal

“Fraud is a trillion dollar problem, about $5 trillion today with that number increasingly rising annually.”

Kelly Richmond Pope

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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

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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.”

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Will AI erode human autonomy, or help us preserve it?

Today’s technologist archetypes share a blind spot. Brendan McCord, founder of the Cosmos Institute explains why “philosophy is essential” when building planetary-scale technology.

Cosmos Institute

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