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Devil’s Advocate

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Is science about to end?

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5 min

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Sabine Hossenfelder

How to use note-taking for crystal clear focus

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4 min

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The surprising reason secrets destroy us

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3 min

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Michael Slepian

Debate world champion: Why agreement is overrated

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4 min

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Why psychedelics are “freakishly safe”

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5 min

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Matthew W. Johnson

How to make space for “longpath” thinking

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4 min

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Debunking one of the Metaverse’s biggest myths

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5 min

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3 free will arguments, explained by physicist Sean Carroll

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7 min

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The case for and against cryptocurrency

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4 min

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Are near-death experiences just dreams or hallucinations?

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Dr. Bruce Greyson

Happiness study

The 2 biggest misconceptions about happiness

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3 min

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Fascist politics

Devil’s Advocate: Why worry about fascism?

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3 min

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The ultimate guide to rationality

Steven Pinker explains how to cultivate greater rationality in today's complex world.

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1:19:22 min

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Why belief is the most powerful disruptor

Find food, have sex, not die. That’s pretty much all we need to do — but why do we make it so complicated?

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7 min

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Agustín Fuentes

a painting of a woman and a man with the words is it liberation?.

Has the sexual revolution backfired?

Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Here’s what that means for women.

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7 min

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Game theory can explain humanity’s biggest problem

Everyone commits this rationality error.

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4 min

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3 rules of persuasion for empathic leaders

Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty reveals the secret to “good power.”

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