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

7 min
“Because of the efficiency worship that we have developed in our industrial age, we are now seeing procrastination as a character flaw rather than what it is, a signal that is worth listening to.”
Close-up view of mushroom gills with overlaid chemical structure diagrams, including molecular formulas and lines, set against a blue-tinted background.
6 min
What happens when the boundaries of “you” disappear? James Fadiman, PhD, Jamie Wheal, and Matthew Johnson, PhD explore how supported experiences with psychoactive drugs can dissolve identity and reveal a deeper reality.
Unlikely Collaborators
A hand holding a sealed envelope emerges from turbulent ocean waves against a black background.
13 min
“All information technologies up to the 21st century were organic networks based on our organic brain.”
A vintage, hexagonal brooch featuring a realistic painted human eye in the center, surrounded by a metallic frame.
3 min
Astrobiologist Betül Kaçar on why the simple act of asking questions (without needing a reason) is one of the most powerful things a human can do.
Two ancient coins depicting explicit erotic scenes with human figures in sexual positions, shown against a black background.
40 min
"One of the ways you can see the Roman Empire is it's the worldwide web of its day."
A man looking at a meteorite.
20 min
“So many things could have happened in a different way that we wouldn't be here at all, both individually, for sure, and certainly as a species.”
Two torn paper cutouts of open mouths are positioned against a black background, both appearing to be yelling or shouting.
6 min
“What did you win? You won awkward silence. You won their contempt. You won the first to apologize. When you win an argument, you will lose their confidence, you will lose their respect, you will lose the connection.”