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Experiencing flow state
Great Question
How ‘flow state’ can heal trauma
Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.
Steven Kotler
post secondary school
4 min
Collective Illusions
The #1 thing college students want
Former Harvard professor and best-selling author Todd Rose explains the problem with prestigious colleges and how the future of higher ed could be bright.
Todd Rose
Stand Together
A black and white spiral clock with distorted numbers on a dark textured background, evoking the science of time and creating an illusion of time twisting inward.
4 min
The Well
How Einstein changed time forever
Is this video four minutes long? Not necessarily.
Jim Al-Khalili
John Templeton Foundation
A black and white painting of a man with wavy hair, a mustache, and a suit, depicted in a semi-realistic style, evokes the thoughtful air of someone pondering an interpretation of quantum mechanics.
5 min
The Well
Einstein’s beef with quantum physics, explained
Our world would be impossible without quantum mechanics — but we still don’t have a narrative of how it works.
Jim Al-Khalili
John Templeton Foundation
Close-up of a pencil and charcoal drawing showing a detailed human eye on the left side, with textured shading and geometric shapes in the background—capturing the beauty found where science fails to explain human perception.
6 min
The Well
Where science fails, according to a physicist
Why are we here? What is everything made of? This theoretical physicist says science isn’t the right way to answer these questions.
Jim Al-Khalili
John Templeton Foundation
Is there an afterlife
Great Question
Is there an afterlife? Here’s what he saw while he was ‘dead’
What if death isn’t the end? NDEs may complicate what science teaches us about death and consciousness.
Dr. Bruce Greyson
Aspiration
Collective Illusions
How to find common ground in a ‘divided world’
Best-selling author Todd Rose reveals how most Americans share common aspirations for the country.
Todd Rose
Stand Together
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