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Knowing your key strengths can make you happy in anything you do. Here’s how to identify them.

Age expert Dr. Morgan Levine explains why living to 100 is the wrong goal.

What sets trauma apart from regular bad experiences? A leading neuroscientist explains.

University College London professor Brian Klaas exposes the ugly truth about world leaders.

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.

If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.

Former Yale professor Dr. Morgan Levine shares 3 ways to change your diet to extend your life.

Plato and Carl Sagan were wrong about the human brain, says a top neuroscientist.

Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Matthew Johnson answers 24 huge questions about psychedelics.

Sex, gender, and the debate over identity explained by Berkeley professor Judith Butler.

Your brain isn’t wired for happiness — but you can change that, explains Yale scientist Laurie Santos.

People are having less sex than ever. 3 experts explain the keys to maintaining a passionate relationship.

You’ve heard about your “lizard brain.” But what about the other two?

No, emotions don’t happen TO you. Here’s what happens instead.

Science can’t stop aging, but it may be able to slow our epigenetic clocks.

Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.

Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.

Geniuses and prodigies are captivating. But generalists rule the world.

Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.

Sabine Hossenfelder talks about Albert Einstein, dead grandmothers, the physics of aging, and more in this full interview with Big Think.

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.

This network physicist is mapping the world’s most significant data to create the most beautiful visualizations of information we have ever seen.

Aimless wandering is essential for understanding yourself. Here’s why.

Science has opened so many doors to humanity’s understanding of the world. Scientism shuts them. Here’s how to tell the difference.

Richard Reeves explains the big problems facing men today — and why no one is talking about them.

Forget AI. Gene editing is still our most powerful — and dangerous — technology.

From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?

Asking the wrong questions can hold you back. Natalie Nixon explains how to ask divergent questions to become a great thinker.

Humans, like animals, are driven by instincts. But we also have wants. Here’s what that means for our lives.

Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.