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Our mission is to make you smarter, faster. Listen to interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers on science, philosophy, business, and more. Big Think is the leading source of expert-driven, actionable, educational content, featuring the best experts since 2008. Our experts are either disrupting or leading their respective fields. We aim to help you explore the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century, so you can apply them to the questions and challenges in your own life. No Copyright Infringement Intended. For inquiries, please reach out to theboldgenz@gmail.com.
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Strengthen Your Mind Like a Navy SEAL | David Goggins | Big Think
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May 16, 2024 |
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‘The Art of War’: The greatest strategy book ever written | Roger Martin
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May 16, 2024 |
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How to debunk deceptive emotions | Kristen Lindquist
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May 16, 2024 |
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How to tell stories that give you meaning | Jane Goodall, Terry Crews & Dan McAdams
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May 16, 2024 |
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A CEO’s guide on how to thrive in the changing world | Chip Conley
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May 16, 2024 |
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How to future-proof your career | Chip Conley
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May 16, 2024 |
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Jason Derulo gets real about his darkest moments
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May 15, 2024 |
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Only high performers pass this kind of job interview | Tyler Cowen
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May 15, 2024 |
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Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite: The world’s future superpowers? | Matthew Ball
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May 15, 2024 |
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Do humans have souls? | Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder
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May 15, 2024 |
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Why Einstein is a “peerless genius” and Hawking is an “ordinary genius” | Albert-László Barabási
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May 15, 2024 |
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3 game theory tactics, explained
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May 15, 2024 |
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The physics of entropy and the origin of life | Sean Carroll
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May 15, 2024 |
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Will civilization collapse? | WIRED’s Kevin Kelly
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May 15, 2024 |
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Harvard professor’s 6-step guide to zen | Robert Waldinger
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May 14, 2024 |
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Is science about to end? | Sabine Hossenfelder
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May 14, 2024 |
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Can America make a comeback? | Tyler Cowen
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May 14, 2024 |
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Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children | Big Think
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May 14, 2024 |
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Navy SEALs: How to build a warrior mindset | Big Think
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May 14, 2024 |
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Is the gender pay gap a myth? | Richard Reeves
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May 14, 2024 |
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5 conversation skills that enhance your rational brain | Irshad Manji
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May 14, 2024 |
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3 tools for predicting 2122 | Peter Schwartz
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May 14, 2024 |
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Why do the worst people rise to power? | Brian Klaas
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May 13, 2024 |
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How America lost its mind—and how to get rationality back | John Inazu
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May 13, 2024 |
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A guide to surviving humanity’s tipping point | Ari Wallach
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May 13, 2024 |
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6 ways to heal trauma without medication | Bessel van der Kolk | Big Think
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May 13, 2024 |
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We could make every human on Earth rich and happy—if we decided to | Agustín Fuentes
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May 13, 2024 |
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Why do some artists become famous? | Albert-László Barabási
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May 13, 2024 |
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Everything is better than it used to be — or is it? | Agustín Fuentes
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May 13, 2024 |
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An inclusion expert explains why women of color are held back | Ruchika Tulshyan
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May 13, 2024 |
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Why creating is crucial to human existence | Godfrey Reggio, Steve Albini, and Fred Armisen
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May 12, 2024 |
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Give up on happiness. Go hard at wonder | Monica Parker for Big Think+
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May 12, 2024 |
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Google’s secret “Project Maven”: Evil—or moral? | Anna Butrico
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May 12, 2024 |
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The mind-bending physics of time | Sean Carroll
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May 12, 2024 |
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Physics: Are we forever trapped in the arrow of time? | Sabine Hossenfelder
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May 12, 2024 |
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The beauty of our improbable existence with a NASA expert, physicist & futurist
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May 12, 2024 |
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Why psychopaths rise to power | Brian Klaas
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May 12, 2024 |
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The Metaverse is a golden opportunity to fix the internet’s mistakes | Matthew Ball
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May 12, 2024 |
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How work has shaped society | James Suzman
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May 11, 2024 |
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10 biggest world threats of 2023, ranked | Ian Bremmer
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May 11, 2024 |
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How music spreads, explained in 5 minutes | Michael Spitzer
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May 11, 2024 |
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Don’t hire the smartest job candidate | Tyler Cowen
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May 11, 2024 |
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A Harvard career coach’s “unspoken rules” for getting promoted | Gorick Ng for Big Think+
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May 11, 2024 |
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The unexpected impact of AI on animals | Peter Singer
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May 11, 2024 |
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“Drug use is your birthright” | Dr. Carl Hart
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May 11, 2024 |
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Economist explains the two futures of crypto | Tyler Cowen
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May 11, 2024 |
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Comedian Neal Brennan shares how to quiet your inner critic.
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May 10, 2024 |
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How to win a negotiation, with former FBI hostage chief Chris Voss
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May 10, 2024 |
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What the Navy’s TOPGUN program really teaches you | Guy Snodgrass
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May 10, 2024 |
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Train for any argument with Harvard’s former debate coach | Bo Seo
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May 10, 2024 |
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The psychology of persuasion, as told by an Ivy League professor | Jonah Berger for Big Think+
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May 10, 2024 |
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The secret habits that control your life | Wendy Wood
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May 10, 2024 |
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10 biggest world threats of 2024, ranked | Ian Bremmer
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May 10, 2024 |
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America’s maternal death rate: “This is a national crisis” | Michael Dowling
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May 10, 2024 |
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Money ruins relationships. Here’s how to fix that. | Your Brain on Money EP.11
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May 09, 2024 |
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Your money trauma starts at childhood | Your Brain on Money EP.10
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May 09, 2024 |
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Debunking success myths | Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku & more
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May 09, 2024 |
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Change bad spending habits in 5 steps | Your Brain on Money EP.08
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May 09, 2024 |
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If money doesn’t buy happiness, you’re spending it wrong | Your Brain on Money EP.09
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May 09, 2024 |
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More accountants are leaving the field than joining. What’s going on? | Kelly Richmond Pope
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May 09, 2024 |
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The chaos inside OpenAI – Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and existential risk explained | Karen Hao
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May 09, 2024 |
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The psychology of keeping secrets inside | Michael Slepian
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May 09, 2024 |
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3 ways to defend your mind against social media distortions
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May 08, 2024 |
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Master your anxiety. Unleash your genius | Jesse Eisenberg for Big Think+
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May 08, 2024 |
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How psychedelics work, explained in under 6 minutes | Matthew Johnson
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May 08, 2024 |
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Try psychedelics. Access transcendence. | James Fadiman
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May 08, 2024 |
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The #1 thing we’re afraid to talk about | Your Brain on Money EP.06
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May 08, 2024 |
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How Apple and Nike have branded your brain | Your Brain on Money EP.02 | Big Think
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May 08, 2024 |
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Is race politics poisoning young minds? Coleman Hughes weighs in
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May 08, 2024 |
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Does free will violate the laws of physics? | Sean Carroll
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May 08, 2024 |
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The science of ‘herd mentality’ | Your Brain on Money EP.01 | Big Think
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May 07, 2024 |
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Which “money personality” are you? | Your Brain on Money EP.07
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May 07, 2024 |
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Is the Metaverse a dystopian nightmare? | Matthew Ball
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May 07, 2024 |
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Psychedelics could heal your trauma, says neuroscientist Rachel Yehuda
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May 07, 2024 |
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"The Blind Side" didn't tell all of Michael Oher's story. Now, he tells us the rest.
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May 07, 2024 |
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Finding meaning at the quantum level
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May 07, 2024 |
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Why the wrong people end up in power | Brian Klaas, Bill Eddy, & more
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May 07, 2024 |
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Nature’s supercomputer lives on your dog | Ed Yong
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May 07, 2024 |
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Male inequality, explained by an expert | Richard Reeves
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May 06, 2024 |
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Debunking doomerism: 4 futurists on why we’re actually not f*cked | Kevin Kelly & more
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May 06, 2024 |
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-Why geniuses hunt demons for sport | Jimena Canales
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May 06, 2024 |
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cBerkeley professor explains gender theory | Judith Butler
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May 06, 2024 |
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4 reasons leaders seem worse than regular people | Brian Klaas
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May 06, 2024 |
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The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, according to Johns Hopkins | Dr. Matthew Johnson
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May 06, 2024 |
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Is marriage dying? | Richard Reeves
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May 06, 2024 |
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How to heal trauma without medication | Dr. Essam Daod
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May 06, 2024 |
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How evolution creates problem-solving machines | Michael Levin
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May 05, 2024 |
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-Everyone needs this one skill | Tiago Forte
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May 05, 2024 |
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Future thinking: End the war between you and yourself | Ari Wallach
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May 05, 2024 |
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Think more rationally with Bayes’ rule | Steven Pinker
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May 05, 2024 |
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-Play this game to increase your team’s emotional intelligence
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May 05, 2024 |
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Why great thinkers ask divergent questions | Natalie Nixon
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May 05, 2024 |
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Why fake peace is worse than good conflict | Priya Parker
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May 05, 2024 |
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The disappearance of men | Christine Emba
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May 05, 2024 |
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You can slow down aging with zero weird tricks | Dr Morgan Levine
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May 04, 2024 |
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Who is attracted to policing jobs? | Brian Klaas
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May 04, 2024 |
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The 5 core principles of life | Nobel Prize-winner Paul Nurse
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May 04, 2024 |
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How to enter ‘flow state’ on command | Steven Kotler for Big Think
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May 04, 2024 |
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How to be happier in 5 steps with zero weird tricks | Laurie Santos
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May 04, 2024 |
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The test that reveals your hidden strengths | Laurie Santos
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May 04, 2024 |
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How to live after your soulmate has died | Michelle Thaller
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May 03, 2024 |
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Our primordial drive for sex and love | Helen Fisher
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May 03, 2024 |
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You probably won’t retire when your parents did —here’s why that’s not all bad news | Lynda Gratton
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May 03, 2024 |
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How reality TV stole my childhood | Jack Osbourne
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May 03, 2024 |
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How spirituality protects your brain from despair | Lisa Miller
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May 03, 2024 |
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Debunking the #1 myth about enlightenment | Robert Waldinger
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May 03, 2024 |
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Why Steve-O risked his life over, and over, and over again
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May 02, 2024 |
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Free speech, explained by Greg Lukianoff
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May 02, 2024 |
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Inside Jay Pharoah’s antifragile mindset
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May 02, 2024 |
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How loneliness is killing us, according to a Harvard professor | Robert Waldinger
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May 02, 2024 |
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Is monogamy good for society? | Louise Perry
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May 02, 2024 |
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-I study demonic possession dreams. Here’s what we’ve found. | Patrick McNamara
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May 02, 2024 |
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Why sex, food, and shelter aren’t enough for Homo Sapiens | Agustín Fuentes
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May 01, 2024 |
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The hidden networks of everything | Albert-László Barabási
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May 01, 2024 |
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Why REM sleep is your brain's superpower—and 3 ways to trigger more of it | Patrick McNamara
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May 01, 2024 |
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Change your diet, extend your life | Dr. Morgan Levine
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May 01, 2024 |
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Former IBM CEO: 3 rules for leaders | Ginni Rometty
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May 01, 2024 |
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Has the sexual revolution backfired? | Louise Perry
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May 01, 2024 |
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Game theory can explain humanity’s biggest problem | Steven Pinker
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May 01, 2024 |
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Why modern America creates fragile children | Jonathan Haidt
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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5 ways to build an Alzheimer’s-resistant brain | Lisa Genova
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Why divergent thinkers beat geniuses in the real world | David Epstein
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Work culture in the U.S. is broken. It’s on employers to fix it. | Tiffani Bova for Big Think+
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Incarcerated for 19 years. Here’s how he found freedom | Shaka Senghor
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters HOW you fail. | Amy Edmondson for Big Think +
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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1 in 3 people cheat. Here’s what to do if you’re the 1 | Michael Slepian
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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The intelligence explosion: Nick Bostrom on the future of AI
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Are conscious machines possible? | Oxford professor Michael Wooldridge
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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9 tactics to build a stronger mind | Lisa Genova
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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The “afterlife” according to Einstein’s special relativity | Sabine Hossenfelder
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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The neuroscience of religious experiences | Patrick McNamara
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Meet the 3 kinds of people who are stealing your money | Kelly Richmond Pope
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Why do humans worship supernatural agents? | Patrick McNamara
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Shortcuts are killing humanity. It’s time to meet the alternative. | Ari Wallach
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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We can cure almost all human diseases. Here’s how. | Albert-László Barabási
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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What to do if your inner voice is cruel | Ethan Kross
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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3 predictions for the future of music | Michael Spitzer
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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What the darkest sky on Earth reveals about humanity | Dispatches from The Well Ep.1
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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How to have better sex | Esther Perel, Emily Nagoski & more
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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When science becomes ideology | Agustín Fuentes
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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How emotions work | Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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How to stop your secrets from hurting your mental health | Michael Slepian
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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3 signs that you’ve hit clinical burnout and should seek help | Laurie Santos
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Racist people are not “total monsters.” Here’s what they are. | Chloé Valdary
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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How to date, mate, and find fulfillment | Helen Fisher & more
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Why your brain creates trauma | Lisa Feldman Barrett
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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The friendship recession | Richard Reeves
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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-How to see clearly through deceptive emotions | Kristen Lindquist
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Your brain doesn’t detect reality. It creates it. | Lisa Feldman Barrett
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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What are the chances of YOU existing? A biologist explains | Sean B. Carroll
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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The science of sex drive and sexual frustration | Emily Nagoski
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Kevin O’Leary: Here’s the big problem with crypto.
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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The 4 biggest ideas in philosophy, with legend Daniel Dennett for Big Think+
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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The #1 way to strengthen your mind is to use your body | Wendy Suzuki
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Can you trust your memory? This neuroscientist isn’t so sure | André Fenton
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile | Tal Ben-Shahar | Big Think
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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What alpha brainwaves can teach us about loneliness | Lisa Miller
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Is the Metaverse a dystopian nightmare? | Matthew Ball
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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The science of the “self” explained by a biologist | Michael Levin
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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How to be a meta-thinker | Ian Bremmer for Big Think+ (Trailer)
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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“Einstein would probably be in an autism pprogram today” | Temple Grandin for Big Think+
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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The pproblem with the theory of everything | Janna Levin
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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The science of sharedd consciousness | Lisa Miller
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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-Einstein's equations and the enigma of wormholes | Janna Levin
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Is reality real??? These neuroscientists don’t think so | Big Think
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Einstein failed to solve the Universe. Here’s what it would take to succeed. | Michio Kaku
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Anxiety evolved to help us — what went wrong? A neuroscientist explains. | Wendy Suzuki
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Brian Cox on quantum computing and black hole physics
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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How to use ‘flow state’ to do the impossible | Steven Kotler
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Have a controversial idea? Good. Here’s why you should share it. | Peter Singer
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Adam Grant's #1 phrase to unlock potential | Big Think+
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Are children the losers of the sexual revolution? | Richard Reeves, Judith Butler, & more
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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The #1 cause of burnout is not what you think | Liz Wiseman for Big Think+
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Can lessons from video games change our money habits? | Your Brain on Money EP.03 | Big Think
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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How humans evolved music—from scratch | Michael Spitzer
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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What charity does to your brain | Your Brain on Money EP.05 | Big Think
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Do less, become happier, says Yale cognitive scientist | Laurie Santos
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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How productive arguments can bring us closer together | Bo Seo, Esther Perel, and Dan Shapiro
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Happiness poison—and the antidote | Robert Waldinger
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The cracks in my powerhouse life: Cult Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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The hidden cost of cheap meat exposed by Peter Singer
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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-Why the ultra rich get rich, explained in two charts | Brian Klaas
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Unlearn junk marketing, build a dynasty | Gary Vaynerchuk for Big Think+
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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The four types of planetary civilizations, explained by Michio Kaku
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Are you really ethical? Let's find out. | Kelly Richmond Pope
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Harvard negotiator explains how to argue | Dan Shapiro
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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The brain myth that won’t die | Lisa Feldman Barrett
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Freezing time in your best years, not your end years | Dr. Morgan Levine
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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How ‘flow state’ can heal trauma | Steven Kotler for Big Think
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Revive your attention span in 12 minutes with neuroscientist Amishi Jha
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Beat anxiety with the most addictive experience on Earth | Steven Kotler
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Biohacking our way to health with robot cells | Michael Levin
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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The science of super longevity | Dr. Morgan Levine
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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How to trick your brain into saving money | Your Brain on Money EP.04 | Big Think
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Grow your brain by moving your body—just 10 minutes a day | Wendy Suzuki
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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-A "metaphysically terrifying” look inside black holes | Janna Levin
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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The ‘alpha male’ myth, debunked | Frans de Waal
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Former Uber exec explains how to turn failure into innovation | Emil Michael
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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The CEO playbook: 3 critical tips from 1,000 interviews | Adam Bryant for Big Think+
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Julie Plec (Vampire diaries creator) on liberation from self-doubt - Question Your Perception Box
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Navy SEALs: Master self-talk and mental toughness | David Goggins & more | Big Think
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Become a great strategic thinker | Ian Bremmer
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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This productivity hack comes with an asterisk | Tiago Forte
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Master divergent and convergent thinking | Tiago Forte
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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The #1 antidote to aging | Daniel Lieberman, Morgan Levine & more
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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How the body keeps the score on trauma | Bessel van der Kolk for Big Think+
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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The beauty of collective intelligence, explained by a developmental biologist | Michael Levin
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Antifragility: How to use suffering to get stronger | Jonathan Haidt & more
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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