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Explain It Like I’m Smart

Why high-ranking leaders should be psych tested

Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.

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The Big Think Interview

The “afterlife” according to Einstein’s special relativity

Sabine Hossenfelder discusses the physics of… dead grandmothers?

Sabine Hossenfelder

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The Well

The fascinating science of who succeeds in art

This scientist made an algorithm to predict which artists succeed — all without even looking at their art.

Albert-László Barabási

The Big Think Interview

5 skills for conversing like a level-headed human

Educator Irshad Manji emphasizes that diversity is a fact of life, and it should be harnessed to unite society rather than divide it. Recognizing that humans tend to react defensively […]

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The Well

AI is smart — but can it think?

How World War II codebreaker Alan Turing invented modern AI.

Michael Wooldridge

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Devil’s Advocate

Monogamy: How Christian sexual ethics took over the world

80% of the world was once polygamous. What happened?

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The Well

We need a new measure of evolutionary success. Here’s why.

People say we are better off than ever. Are they right?

Agustín Fuentes

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