Legends

6 episodes

Purposeful, passionate, and bold, these Big Think+ experts have made important contributions to human thought and to the history of ideas.

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The 4 biggest ideas in philosophy, with legend Daniel Dennett

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12 min

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Daniel Dennett

From bullied to brilliant: How Temple Grandin embraces autism

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8 min

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Temple Grandin

How to future-proof your career

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9 min

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with

Chip Conley

How the body keeps the score of trauma

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with

Bessel van der Kolk

The “alpha male” myth, debunked

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7 min

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Frans de Waal

Berkeley professor explains gender theory

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13 min

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Judith Butler

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The Well

All of the universe’s disorder, explained in 6 minutes

Physicist Sean Carroll on entropy, complexity, and the origins of life:

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6 min

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Sean Carroll

The Well

What geniuses get wrong about being “smart”

With great genius comes great rigidity. Professor Barabara Oakley on how to stay mentally agile — and get smarter as a result:

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7 min

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Barbara Oakley

Sex in 3 places: Your brain, your bedroom, and in society

Mating, monogamy, and maximizing your sexual potential explained by 3 sex experts.

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25 min

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Helen Fisher

The 4 biggest ideas in philosophy, with legend Daniel Dennett

“Forget about essences.” Philosopher Daniel Dennett on how modern-day philosophers should be more collaborative with scientists if they want to make revolutionary developments in their fields.

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12 min

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Daniel Dennett

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Debunking the ‘billionaire = genius’ myth

Why most billionaires aren’t geniuses and most geniuses aren’t billionaires, explained by political scientist Brian Klaas.

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6 min

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Brian Klaas