Videos
How to be a better listener: Attention, context, urgency
Colonel Chris Hadfield talks to us about the formalities that astronauts have to use, and how it can help us here on earth.
01 September, 2018
Surprising Science
This music is designed for extraterrestrials. Listen carefully.
To help dramatize the need for us to open our minds about the potential nature of extraterrestrial life, experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats has built instruments and composed music for aliens.
27 June, 2018
Technology & Innovation
Listen: Stephen Hawking's final message to humankind
This piece of music was beamed into back hole 1A 0620-00, about 3,457 light years away. You can listen to the six-minute song, with spoken word by Stephen Hawking, right here.
19 June, 2018
Politics & Current Affairs
Are we prepared for climate change? Health experts say no
Health experts told Congress that we're woefully unprepared for the coming realities of climate change. Will we listen?
25 July, 2018
Technology & Innovation
Hackers discover way to hijack Amazon Echo and spy on unsuspecting users
Chinese hackers at DEFCON have demonstrated how they were able to hack an Amazon Echo unit, enabling them to listen and record unsuspecting targets.
13 August, 2018
Personal Growth
This is the music people listen to when they're feeling happy, sad or angry
Some of us can adjust our moods by listening to certain types of music we know will affect us. This survey looks at the music Americans turn to for mood modification.
30 April, 2018
Culture & Religion
Jordan Peterson: Conversation requires listening, not just talking
In '12 Rules For Life', Jordan Peterson shows why listening is the most important aspect of any conversation.
02 April, 2018
Technology & Innovation
Maslo: This free A.I. app by ex-Google developers could be your new bestie
Two ex-Googlers release a new phone app that uses A.I. to become a safe, understanding listener.
07 May, 2018
Culture & Religion
Smartphone addiction: Do we need a 'recommended daily intake' app?
One of the makers of the iPhone is calling on Apple to study the smartphone's addictive nature. Will they listen? Will we?
24 April, 2018
Videos
How to grow from "no": Listen to rejection to become more persuasive
Rejection can be soul-crushing, but what if there was an upside? Here's how really listening to the word "no" can make you more successful.
15 February, 2018
Videos
Stuck in an awkwardness vortex? Here’s how to embrace the cringe
Why is it awkward to listen to a recording of your own voice? What makes us cringe? A deep study of awkwardness has the answers.
14 February, 2018
Culture & Religion
Writer Maria Konnikova played poker for book research. Then she won $84,600 and went pro.
Maria Konnikova, best-selling author and former Big Think columnist, will be speaking with poker legend Erik Seidel and Big Think president Peter Hopkins at a New York City event on August 1.
23 July, 2018
Mind & Brain
Just 10 minutes of meditation turbocharges your brain
A new study finds that even minutes of meditation or mindfulness increases your cognitive capabilities.
14 August, 2018
Surprising Science
Why the diabolical earworm “Baby Shark” is so popular
Videos for “Baby Shark,” a diabolical earworm, have been watched 3.3 billion times in a viral children-song craze that spans the globe. But why?
31 August, 2018
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