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

12 min
Legends
12 traits emotionally intelligent people share (And why you can learn them)
Sure, IQ is important, but is as impactful as emotional intelligence? Renowned psychologist and author Daniel Goleman explains.
Daniel Goleman
A melting clock drapes over a bare tree branch in a surreal, barren landscape with simple geometric shapes and muted colors.
8 min
The Well
Is there a second arrow of time? New research says yes
“We could be wrong. But if we are right, it’s profoundly important.” Leading mineralogist Dr. Robert Hazen on the missing law of nature that could explain why life emerges.
Robert Hazen
John Templeton Foundation
11 min
The Big Think Interview
She studied extreme psychopaths. Here’s what it taught her about human nature
Are humans naturally selfless? Psychologist Abigail Marsh is using studies on psychopathy and altruism to find out.
Abigail Marsh
A woman with grey hair, wearing a colorful sweater and purple gloves, holds a human brain.
9 min
Perception Box
How experiencing a stroke helped a neuroanatomist understand reality and connectedness
At age 37, neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a stroke that would take her eight years to fully recover from. This is how it changed her understanding of the brain.
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
Unlikely Collaborators
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11 min
The Big Think Interview
Period myths that “just need to die”
Dr. Jen Gunter debunks the most common myths about menstruation.
Dr. Jen Gunter
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3 min
The Well
The symmetry that shaped physics: Frank Wilczek on Einstein’s legacy
Nobel Prize winning physicist Frank Wilczek reflects on Einstein’s greatest contribution.
Frank Wilczek
A mosaic of 36 square tiles, each showing a different fragment of various human faces, combined to create a composite image of diverse facial features.
13 min
The Big Think Interview
Yascha Mounk: The rise of the identity ideology—and why I think it spells trouble
Is “identity synthesis” the remedy for racial injustice? This political scientist says no.
Yascha Mounk
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