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The volcano’s historic eruption preserved an ancient library, but rendered its content illegible. A public competition aims to change that.
Expanding your worldview starts with understanding your brain. Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains.
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The L&D team at S&P Global discuss how they build a culture of learning at their organization.
Many capabilities contribute to effective change leadership, but four stand out as vitally important at a macro level.
Challenging the loneliness stigma can change your life. Here’s how to start.
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This supremely simple hack can help you establish good habits, break bad ones, and guard against failure.
Monica Parker explains how creating opportunities for wonder can help foster a thriving, inclusive workplace.
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Carrie Berk reveals how she transformed her struggle with anxiety and internet fame by changing her perception and finding her true voice as a writer.
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Kaelynn Partlow shares her story about life with autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, and how finding the right diagnosis helped her embrace her neurodivergent identity.
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Actor and science communicator Alan Alda shares his three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.
At age 37, neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor suffered a stroke that would take her eight years to fully recover from. This is how it changed her understanding of the brain.
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Economist Tyler Cowen explains why intelligence is overrated. Here’s what to look for instead.
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Philosophy isn’t stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.
For most of human history, babies probably picked up language by overhearing.
Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.
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Research consistently points to a set of leadership skills that are high-impact, difficult to develop, and not easily replicated by technology.
Some experiences continue to pay dividends time and time again.
90’s kids know him from All That, Kenan & Kel, and Good Burger. This is Kel Mitchell, who sat down with us to share how he persevered through some of the hardest moments of his life.
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How the successful marketer used ancient philosophy to overcome modern obstacles and change his mindset.
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When we prepare for our plans to go wrong, we build the foundations for lasting profit.
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Omer Bartov, who spent decades studying the unspeakable horrors of genocide, shares how his studies have impacted his own mental health.
It’s a proclivity that sometimes leads to internal conflicts and high turnover.
The promising new treatment builds on research that went into developing COVID vaccines.
Financial expert Paula Pant explains how you can afford anything, but not everything.
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Research suggests you can influence your sense of time by changing the “embodiedness” of your daily habits.
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Dr. Aditi Nerurkar on toxic resilience and the importance of gratitude and breathing.
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