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Mark Frauenfelder
An older man with glasses stands next to a diagram of a brain highlighting the “core imprint of trauma” with a red dot and an arrow.
6mins
Perception Box
Trauma makes your world feel small — here’s how to open it up again
Bessel van der Kolk
Unlikely Collaborators
Person with long hair, wearing a brown blazer, surrounded by text bubbles labeled "Narrative," "Negativity Bias," and "Confirmation Bias." Arrows connect the bubbles.
6mins
Perception Box
A neuroscientist’s guide to building a more positive reality
Nicole Vignola
Unlikely Collaborators
A person wearing safety goggles is using a tool to grind or cut metal, creating sparks in a dimly lit workshop.
6mins
Perception Box
The man that found purpose after losing his sight
John Furniss
Unlikely Collaborators
A person with long, curly blonde hair wearing a dark green blouse stands against a plain background.
7mins
Perception Box
How to navigate loneliness, according to neuroscience
Kasley Killam
Unlikely Collaborators
A man in a black leather outfit sits on an ornate, gold-trimmed chair, with one hand touching his temple and the other resting on the armrest.
7mins
Perception Box
Unmask the comedian. Meet the real Kel Mitchell.
Kel Mitchell
Unlikely Collaborators
Image showing multiple notifications of "Direct messages" overlaid with the text "PERCEPTION VS. REALITY" in bold, emphasizing the contrast between appearance and actual experience.
4mins
Perception Box
Death threats and imposter syndrome: social media star Carrie Berk on dealing with fame and success
Carrie Berk
Unlikely Collaborators
A person with long, light brown hair is looking at the camera with a soft smile, wearing a dark colored outfit.
9mins
Perception Box
The power of perception, with musician Jewel
Jewel Kilcher
Unlikely Collaborators
A woman with dreadlocks wearing a blue turtle neck.
7mins
Perception Box
How to give your pain meaning, with Nike athlete Tunde Oyeneyin
Tunde Oyeneyin
Unlikely Collaborators
A man with his arms raised.
6mins
Perception Box
Jason Derulo gets real about his darkest moments: “I thought of giving up.”
Jason Derulo
Unlikely Collaborators
Two parallel strands of orange barbed wire set against a black background.
8mins
The Well
The case against trigger warnings
Jonathan Haidt
Workforce automation
Latest Videos
Are robots really taking our jobs?
Jamie Merisotis
Lumina Foundation
post secondary education
3mins
Latest Videos
The US is falling behind in higher education. Can we turn the tide?
Courtney Brown
Lumina Foundation
Smart Skills
Sludge: How paperwork, wait times, and confusion degrade our well-being
Cass Sunstein
The Fearless Girl Statue
Neuropsych
An act of self-forgery: Imposter syndrome and how to overcome it
Alisa Cohn
Sleeping beauty sleeps in an enchanted forest.
Neuropsych
Happiness and why “happily ever after” is a myth
Tal Ben-Shahar
The Future
Radical innovation: Unlocking the future of human invention
Matthew Putman
Leadership
How to lead remote teams, the Navy SEAL way
Chris Fussell
Health
The COVID-19 inflection point: Learning fast from crisis
Rita Gunther McGrath
The Present
The internet turns 50
Mark Moring
Hard Science
How a future Nobel Winner inspired me
Marcelo Gleiser
Hard Science
NASA observes a black hole feasting on a star
Paul Ratner
Hard Science
The pull of Jupiter
ORBITER Staff
Life
About that “A-word”
Mark Moring
The Future
Five ways your safety depends on machine learning
Eric Siegel
Latest Videos
Straight to the gut
Mark Moring

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