Reach out, listen, be patient. Good arguments can stop extremism
None of these steps are quick or easy, but practice and online courses can help.
How one black man convinced 200 KKK members to quit the Klan... by listening
Dialogue and an open mind can go a lot further than angry rhetoric.
NASA releases first sounds ever captured on Mars
On Friday, NASA's InSight Mars lander captured and transmitted historic audio from the red planet.
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.
3 things you already have in your house that are good for your mental health
You can incorporate these science-backed activities into your evening routine tonight.
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.
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.
'Disturbing' music influences us to take fewer financial risks, Israeli researchers find
Want to make safer investments? Pay attention to the music playing in the background.
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.
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?
How Spotify manipulates your emotions and sells your data
A new book on the music distribution service claims it is.
Scientists are creating music to unlock your brain’s potential
Soon, parents may be able to prescribe music to their kids to help them focus.
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.
The VP882 virus ‘eavesdrops’ on bacteria to kill
Scientists say the virus monitors bacterial chemical exchanges
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.
New tech 'MERMAIDS' can detect earthquakes before they wreak destruction
A network of devices called MERMAIDs is taking seismographs where they've never been.
How AI is learning to convert brain signals into speech
The first steps toward developing tools that could help disabled people regain the power to speak.
We can assess the health of coral reefs by the sounds algae make
Tiny bubbles talk photosynthesis.
Joseph Goldstein – Lighten Up: mindfulness, enlightenment, and everyday life
One of the most influential Buddhist teachers and writers of the past half-century, Joseph Goldstein helped bring Vipassana (insight) practice to the West. We talk about love, pop-mindfulness, and how even a philosopher can learn to quiet the mind.
11 Esther Perel quotes that set the record straight on love and sex
The Belgian psychotherapist has a lot to teach us.
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