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Why do people have the same fights, over and over again? That’s the repetition compulsion, a deeply ingrained psychological phenomenon—but not so deep that it can’t be beaten.
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Novelist and author Yiyun Li tells stories from her stay in a psychiatric hospital: “Sometimes it’s the irrational that is real. Sometimes it’s the unreal that leads to the most rational response.”
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Before you follow another “tip” or “trick,” there’s something Alan Alda wants you to know.
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How to be media savvy? Sample ideas you disagree with, and be duly skeptical of celebrity journalists.
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Lord Martin Rees, a world-leading cosmologist, explains the possibility of multiverse theory. “It’s speculative, it’s exciting science, and it may be true.”
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Being bullied by his stepfather taught world-renowned chef Eric Ripert a lot about keeping your composure.
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Social media has created some perfect crowd-think tools. But are people really listen to the conversations?
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Science and the arts both reward curiousness and uncertainty. They both attract great outside-the-box minds.
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Is your Facebook wall more of a façade? Data shows that people are brutally honest with Google, but that Facebook is a pack of shameless lies.
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Can you have hope in the face of death? For believers this is somewhat easier, but non-theists require a different set of philosophical tools.
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Your future happiness and success will depend on the double-edged sword of embracing new technology to stay connected, and being smart enough to unplug at the right time.
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A.I. will bring a series of social and financial changes, and it will force us to confront a problem we’ve been avoiding for much too long, says Joscha Bach.
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We’ve all heard the line “free will is an illusion”. But it may be much more an allusion—to society and culture and our surroundings—than we’ve ever given it credit for.
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Even when the outlook looks bleak, the entrepreneur says, remember to give back.
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“Hope” and “change” works both ways, says a former Obama campaign leader. It’s time to inspire people who believe their voice doesn’t matter before it’s too late.
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Sometimes single words contain whole worlds. Here are some of the best.
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America today has normalized crimes, both physical and spiritual, says Cornel West—and being indifferent to that is the worst of all evils.
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What happens to a nation that only reads headlines? They get journalists who chase clicks, rather than facts.
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We used to use technology. Now technology uses us. Silicon Valley ethicist Tristan Harris explains how the attention economy hijacked our self-worth for profit.
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Humans tend to hunker down in our own minds and trust what we already believe to be true. This emotion-based way of thought isn’t often the best way to think about anything, and often leads to gridlock.
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Does working hard make you more money or does it just enrich shareholders? The concept of hourly wages could soon be eradicated.
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Fr. Thomas Joseph White on the source of our religious inclinations.
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Can philosophy give you true understanding about life, the universe, and everything? Sometimes it Kant.
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Reality is whatever your body believes. Virtual reality knows how to hack that.
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RIP pessimists, we barely knew you. Carnegie Mellon University’s Professor Michael Scheier explains the impact your outlook has on the world inside of you, from your cells to your psychology.
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The most make-or-break aspect of job automation? How policy makers handle your transition into a new career.
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Knowing how to tell a good story is like having mind control. Alan Alda shares some incredible tips for captivating a crowd—or nailing your next job interview.
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Haggling over a number? That’s a terrible way for people to negotiate, says Harvard International Negotiation Project head honcho Dan Shapiro.
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Populism won two big votes in 2016, while the global worldview suffered… well… “big league”. But how did we get to this big discord? And can populism and globalization ever get along?
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Lord Rees on “speculative physics,” the limits of the observable universe, and more.
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