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Speaking for the Voiceless
Ishmael Beah
A collage shows an aerial view of a green planet above images of Indigenous people, some in traditional attire, participating in a gathering or march.
10mins
Sponsored
Indigenous leadership is essential to climate action. Here’s why.
Skoll Foundation & Joan Carling
Skoll Foundation
A woman with blonde hair smiles while sitting on a beige chair. She wears a bright pink top and the background is a plain light color.
7mins
Perception Box
Navigating autism and loneliness with Kaelynn Partlow
Kaelynn Partlow
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 stands at the entrance of a door located on the side of a large human head, with a ladder leading up to the doorway.
6mins
The Well
The immediate benefits of mindful meditation
Daniel Goleman
A man with dreadlocks standing in front of a bush.
6mins
Perception Box
Shaka Senghor explains how he found inner peace after life in prison
Shaka Senghor
Unlikely Collaborators
A painting of a woman with a hat on an orange background.
6mins
Perception Box
In your feelings? Turns out, we all experience emotions differently
Kristen Lindquist
Unlikely Collaborators
A man in a black shirt with speech bubbles that say trauma comics art.
6mins
Perception Box
Comics, trauma and art: the origin story of Jim Lee
Jim Lee
Unlikely Collaborators
5mins
Perception Box
Michael Oher on what “The Blind Side” didn’t show
Michael Oher
Unlikely Collaborators
A vintage-style illustration of a child holding up a plate and looking at a ball or orb floating above it, set against a solid blue background.
5mins
The Well
The case against specializing
David Epstein
John Templeton Foundation
A dark background with vertical lines of varying lengths and colors—yellow, blue, and white—arranged in uneven rows and columns, evoking the randomness of the genetic lottery.
The Well
Your genes affect your education. Here’s why that’s controversial.
Kathryn Paige Harden
John Templeton Foundation
Thinking
Gen. Stanley McChrystal: Assess risk like a 4-star general
Stanley McChrystal
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
Black line drawing of a person with a long nose, reminiscent of Pinocchio, wiping tears from their face against a solid green background, illustrating the impact of honesty on child development principles.
5mins
The Well
3 great untruths to stop telling kids—and ourselves
Jonathan Haidt
John Templeton Foundation
Sleeping beauty sleeps in an enchanted forest.
Neuropsych
Happiness and why “happily ever after” is a myth
Tal Ben-Shahar
The Future
LIVE NOW: The ‘inspiration gap’ kills innovation. How can we do better?
Shane Battier
Hard Science
The pull of Jupiter
ORBITER Staff
The Present
Bernie Sanders: The U.S. already has a kind of socialism – for the rich
Scotty Hendricks
The Future
MIT robot solves Rubik’s Cube in world record time: 0.38 seconds
Mike Colagrossi
Life
“Some people swear their houseplants are conscious.”
Mark Moring
Latest Videos
AI: Dangerously good
Mark Moring
Latest Videos
Catching up with Iron Man
Mark Moring
The Present
Why eating ice cream is linked to shark attacks
Eric Siegel
Thinking
Jordan Peterson’s take on the origins of the Buddha
Derek Beres

The former child soldier decries the violence that many children still face.

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