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Lee Hamilton
Six brain MRI scan images are arranged in two rows, showing various cross-sectional views of the human brain, with the bottom row featuring a blue and pink color overlay.
3mins
Perception Box
Can you measure love? 3 experts discuss
Meghan Sullivan
Unlikely Collaborators
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Perception Box
Is free will a fallacy? Science and philosophy explain.
Daniel C. Dennett
Unlikely Collaborators
A split image showing a brain scan on the left and hands using a smartphone on the right.
6mins
Perception Box
Addictions and habits, explained by a neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a journalist
Carl Hart
Unlikely Collaborators
A human hand is positioned palm up below a floating anatomical model of a human brain against a plain light blue background.
3mins
Perception Box
How humans create reality through language and beliefs
Agustín Fuentes
Unlikely Collaborators
A digital illustration of a human brain next to a crescent moon on a dark background.
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Perception Box
How REM sleep unlocks human function
Patrick McNamara
Unlikely Collaborators
Abstract image split in two: the top half shows blue neural-like network lines, while the bottom half displays orange flames and sparks against a dark background.
7mins
Perception Box
Experts from 4 different fields define consciousness
Christof Koch
Unlikely Collaborators
A close-up of two hands carving a feathered arrow shaft with a knife against a dark background.
2mins
The Well
The case for canceling censorship
Jacob Mchangama
Three semi-transparent human brains, side by side, over a gradient background transitioning from red to blue, with rounded corners.
2mins
Perception Box
Stress is inevitable, but suffering isn’t. 3 experts explain.
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
Unlikely Collaborators
Close-up split image showing the left half of a human eye and the right half of a purple flower, highlighting the detail and texture of both subjects.
3mins
Perception Box
Fearing death keeps us from living. 3 experts explain.
Tyler Volk
Unlikely Collaborators
Split image: Left side shows a silhouette of a person with hands on hips against a starry sky; right side shows an older man in a yellow jacket against a plain white background.
6mins
Perception Box
One neuroscientist’s deep dive into perception and reality
Christof Koch
Unlikely Collaborators
Close-up of a classical painting showing a woman in a white headscarf looking upward with her lips pressed together; background is dark.
6mins
The Well
True free speech, explained in 6 minutes
Jacob Mchangama
Close-up of a person's face with brown eyes and freckles, next to an abstract blue and white pattern resembling tree branches and lightning.
7mins
Perception Box
How our expectations shape what we see, hear, and feel
Paul Ekman
Unlikely Collaborators
A person with long blonde hair wearing a beanie and plaid jacket looks upward outdoors; a transparent geometric square overlay is centered on the image.
2mins
Perception Box
3 experts explain how to escape the happiness paradox
Robert Waldinger
Unlikely Collaborators
A person in classical attire holds a laurel wreath and a palm branch against a blue sky background.
6mins
The Well
Is virtue worth pursuing? A psychologist explains
Sarah Schnitker
A digital illustration of a human brain with glowing neon lines and a translucent geometric cube overlay at the center.
3mins
Perception Box
The science of spirituality, and how it can change your brain
Lisa Miller
Unlikely Collaborators
Close-up view of mushroom gills with overlaid chemical structure diagrams, including molecular formulas and lines, set against a blue-tinted background.
5mins
Perception Box
3 experts reveal how psychedelics can expand the walls of perception
Jamie Wheal
Unlikely Collaborators
Close-up of a person's eyes looking up, with white abstract doodles and lines superimposed over their forehead, symbolizing thoughts or imagination.
2mins
Perception Box
How to expand your influence, according to 2 experts 
Robert Greene
Unlikely Collaborators
Illustration of a brain with highlighted regions overlaid on a close-up image of blue synapses and neurons, representing neural communication.
2mins
Perception Box
How and why your memories shift over time, explained by neuroscience 
André Fenton
Unlikely Collaborators
A split image showing the left half of a woman's face and the right half as a digital brain with neural connections and data waves.
7mins
Perception Box
Trauma, healing, and your nervous system explained
Wendy Suzuki
Unlikely Collaborators
A person in a long, light-colored garment leans forward with their head pressed against a brick wall against a red background.
7mins
The Well
Manage your emotions, in 9 minutes
Ethan Kross
A silhouette profile of a person with long hair against a blue background featuring faint circuit board patterns; a warm light highlights their face.
9mins
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Will AI erode human autonomy, or help us preserve it?
Brendan McCord
Cosmos Institute
A fantastical creature with a human face, colorful body, four legs, and spiky hair stands on grass, illustrated in a medieval manuscript style.
2mins
The Well
The ocean is evolving, and it’s not based on the ‘survival of the fittest’
Betül Kaçar 
A woman smiling at camera.
8mins
Perception Box
Paralyzed, Alana Nichols thought her athletic career was over. Then she changed her mind.
Alana Nichols
Unlikely Collaborators
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
A person with short dark hair and a beard sits indoors wearing a brown jacket and dark shirt. The background features blurred indoor elements and a tree.
8mins
Perception Box
Dhar Mann on failure, fatherhood, and the spreadsheet that changed his life
Dhar Mann
Unlikely Collaborators

Are you making America work?

I think my question comes from what I’ve been talking about. I would ask the American citizen whether or not they personally are doing enough to make the country work. Recorded on: 7/5/07

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