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Knowing your key strengths can make you happy in anything you do. Here’s how to identify them.
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Age expert Dr. Morgan Levine explains why living to 100 is the wrong goal.
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What sets trauma apart from regular bad experiences? A leading neuroscientist explains.
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University College London professor Brian Klaas exposes the ugly truth about world leaders.
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Primatologist Frans de Waal inadvertently popularized the term “alpha male.” Now, he’s debunking common stereotypes to explain what an “alpha male” really is — empathetic and protective.
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If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.
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Former Yale professor Dr. Morgan Levine shares 3 ways to change your diet to extend your life.
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Plato and Carl Sagan were wrong about the human brain, says a top neuroscientist.
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Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Matthew Johnson answers 24 huge questions about psychedelics.
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Sex, gender, and the debate over identity explained by Berkeley professor Judith Butler.
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Your brain isn’t wired for happiness — but you can change that, explains Yale scientist Laurie Santos.
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People are having less sex than ever. 3 experts explain the keys to maintaining a passionate relationship.
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You’ve heard about your “lizard brain.” But what about the other two?
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No, emotions don’t happen TO you. Here’s what happens instead.
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Science can’t stop aging, but it may be able to slow our epigenetic clocks.
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Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.
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Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.
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Geniuses and prodigies are captivating. But generalists rule the world.
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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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Sabine Hossenfelder talks about Albert Einstein, dead grandmothers, the physics of aging, and more in this full interview with Big Think.
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.
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This network physicist is mapping the world’s most significant data to create the most beautiful visualizations of information we have ever seen.
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Aimless wandering is essential for understanding yourself. Here’s why.
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Science has opened so many doors to humanity’s understanding of the world. Scientism shuts them. Here’s how to tell the difference.
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Richard Reeves explains the big problems facing men today — and why no one is talking about them.
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Forget AI. Gene editing is still our most powerful — and dangerous — technology.
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From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
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Asking the wrong questions can hold you back. Natalie Nixon explains how to ask divergent questions to become a great thinker.
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Humans, like animals, are driven by instincts. But we also have wants. Here’s what that means for our lives.
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Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.
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