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Andrew Kohut
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, Thupten Jinpa & Sharon Salzberg
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, Deepak Chopra, Sam Harris & Daniel Dennett
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 & Dan Shapiro
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 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
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
A woman with a bowl haircut and red lipstick sits on a sofa wearing a dark, floral dress. A textured yellow pillow and patterned wall are visible in the background.
7mins
Perception Box
Atsuko Okatsuka: Comedy, Chaos, and Finding a Place to Belong
Atsuko Okatsuka
Unlikely Collaborators
A person with a bald head, white beard, and black glasses is wearing a light blue shirt, standing in a softly lit kitchen.
7mins
Perception Box
How one moment of shamelessness saved Andrew Zimmern’s life 
Andrew Zimmern
Unlikely Collaborators
Illustration featuring an eye, an ear, and a hand, each encircled by overlapping multicolored circles.
7mins
Perception Box
How to step out of your inner monologue and understand the world better
David Eagleman
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 geometric quilt with repeating concentric diamond and striped patterns in red, pink, orange, and blue tones on a dark background.
4mins
The Well
Human development has 5 key principles – here’s why they matter
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
A neural network illustration shaped like a brain with the text "REWIRE YOUR BRAIN" in the center against a dark background. Two arrows circle the image, suggesting change or transformation.
9mins
Perception Box
A Harvard physician’s guide to rewriting your brain’s stress responses
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
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 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
Illustration of a spacecraft, an astronaut, and a planet against a dark purple background.
35mins
The Well
How should we be thinking about the future?
Kmele Foster, Sean Carroll, Nina Lanza & Kevin Kelly
A man with glasses and a brain in front of a yellow background.
6mins
Perception Box
Can you trust your memory? This neuroscientist isn’t so sure
André Fenton
Unlikely Collaborators
A woman sitting on a chair in a room.
6mins
Perception Box
Meet the woman who wants to change the way you think about sex
Cindy Gallop
Unlikely Collaborators
5mins
Perception Box
Michael Oher on what “The Blind Side” didn’t show
Michael Oher
Unlikely Collaborators
Illustration showing human evolution from an ape-like ancestor on all fours to an upright human holding a spear, against a green background.
4mins
The Well
We need a new measure of evolutionary success. Here’s why.
Agustín Fuentes
A black-and-white painting depicts a man with tousled hair, a mustache, and a suit with a tie, facing forward against a textured background.
8mins
The Well
Finding the world’s next “hidden genius”
Albert-László Barabási
Statue of Liberty against an orange background with a horizontal torn bar obscuring the middle section of the statue.
5mins
The Well
Tyler Cowen: America is at a critical point in history
Tyler Cowen
John Templeton Foundation
11mins
Mind & Brain
Antifragility: How to use suffering to get stronger
5mins
Progress
What happened to America?
Tyler Cowen

Andrew Kohut wonders how we can help American society to make it stronger.

Question: What should we be asking ourselves?

Andrew Kohut: How do we . . . How do we help people who are struggling with a lot of the problems that . . . that . . . that are important to . . . to greater public content in a more civil American society?

Recorded on: 9/14/07

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