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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.

A man sits on a stool in front of a white backdrop with a black circle behind his head, surrounded by colorful, nebula-like clouds.
1 min
“Could black holes be the key to a quantum theory of gravity, a deeper theory of how reality, of how space and time works?”
A radio telescope points at the night sky, where stars are arranged in the shape of a large question mark.
13 min
"We've sent out one or two little messages, but we certainly aren't investing billions of dollars shouting out into the cosmos saying, "Hey, we are here. Come say hi.""
A fantastical creature with a human face, colorful body, four legs, and spiky hair stands on grass, illustrated in a medieval manuscript style.
3 min
The ocean is evolving, and it’s not based on the ‘survival of the fittest.’ Astrobiologist Betül Kaçar explains how it’s not competition that has kept the ocean alive, but collaboration.
Silhouettes of two people face each other closely, with warm light casting their shadows on a wall.
1 min
"Virtually everything we're taught about sexuality for the first two decades of our lives is wrong."
A magnifying glass focusing on concentric circles against a plain teal background.
19 min
"It's a very, very beautiful calculation, but it's the best example I know of the relationship between these rather abstract quantities perhaps and something that you can look at in a telescope."
A historical illustration shows one man performing a medical procedure on another man’s chest using a metal instrument, both with serious expressions.
3 min
According to philosopher Meghan Sullivan, effective altruism may overlook the moral importance of seeing others as individuals. She explains how love should guide how we care for both present and future humans.
A woman in a pink suit sits on a chair against a white backdrop while U.S. dollar bills fall around her on a black background.
2 min
“Fraud never sleeps. It's really a global problem. Fraud is a trillion dollar problem, about $5 trillion today, with that number increasingly rising annually.”