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Richard Reeves
The friendship recession
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Brian Cox
Brian Cox on how black holes could unlock the mysteries of our universe
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Ian Bremmer
How Russia’s war in Ukraine is birthing a new global order
“This is much deeper than just ‘let’s figure out how we can get both sides to get along.’”
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Steven Kotler
How to enter ‘flow state’ on command
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Sean B. Carroll
What are the chances of YOU existing? A biologist explains
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Anne-Laure Le Cunff
The 3 cognitive scripts that rule over your life
"We try to stick to routines and we try to go through very long lists of tasks, often ignoring our mental health in the process. There is a lot more to think about on a daily basis, but our brains haven't evolved."
Andrew Bustamante
Former CIA agent: The truth about manipulation
“What CIA taught me is that manipulation is one side of a coin, and on the other side of the coin is the word motivation.”
Amanda Ripley
Who will you become during a crisis?
"Humans, like most mammals, tend to shut down in really frightening situations for which they have no training or prior experience. Researchers call it negative panic. People do nothing. They shut down."
Jim Al-Khalili
Where science fails, according to a physicist
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Hannah Ritchie
What the news won't tell you about climate change
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Arthur Brooks
Understand these 4 key concepts for a happier life
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Daniel Dennett
The 4 biggest ideas in philosophy
Daniel Dennett, an Emeritus Professor from Tufts University and prolific author, provides an overview of his work at the intersection of philosophy and science. Many of today’s philosophers are too isolated in their pursuits, he explains, as they dedicate their intellect purely to age-old philosophical ideas without considering the advancements of modern science. If our understanding of reality evolves with every new scientific breakthrough, shouldn’t philosophical thought develop alongside it?
Sean Carroll
The Multiverse is real. Just not in the way you think it is.
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Malcolm Gladwell
The Origins of Modern War
Much has been written about World War II in the seven and a half decades since it ended in 1945. But as writer Malcolm Gladwell shows with his new book "The Bomber Mafia," some incredible stories and perspectives have been largely forgotten.
Michael Levin
The beauty of collective intelligence
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Michael Spitzer
Music’s power over your brain, explained
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Lisa Genova
5 ways to build an Alzheimer’s-resistant brain
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Lisa Feldman Barrett
Your brain doesn’t detect reality. It creates it.
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Ed Yong
The hidden world that only dogs can detect
Ed Yong explores the hidden features that make dog noses so incredible.
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Christine Emba
The disappearance of men
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Albert-László Barabási
We can cure almost all human diseases. Here’s how.
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Paul Bloom
Kids don’t always make you happier. Here’s why people have them anyway.
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James Suzman
Anthropologist debunks Darwin’s most abused idea
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Louise Perry
Has the sexual revolution backfired?
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Luke Burgis:
Social media addiction - how it changes your brain
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Clay Routledge
Why humans believe “everything happens for a reason”
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Bruce Greyson
Near-death experiences kill the person you used to be
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Roger Martin
‘The Art of War’: The greatest strategy book ever written
Business leaders can gain valuable insights from history’s great military strategists. Roger Martin, an author and the former dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, suggests examining "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.