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Sabine Hossenfelder discusses the physics of… dead grandmothers?
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This scientist made an algorithm to predict which artists succeed — all without even looking at their art.
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Educator Irshad Manji emphasizes that diversity is a fact of life, and it should be harnessed to unite society rather than divide it. Recognizing that humans tend to react defensively […]
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How World War II codebreaker Alan Turing invented modern AI.
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80% of the world was once polygamous. What happened?
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People say we are better off than ever. Are they right?
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Why the best negotiators are nice, not tough.
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How America became a fragile nation — and how it can get its resilience back.
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A University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible.
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This is not your average dream interpreter. Nightmares, as explained by a neuroscientist.
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You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.
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“If intelligence is the ability to respond to any argument, wisdom lies in knowing which parts of an argument to respond to.” Harvard debate coach Bo Seo explains how to argue better.
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“All the plausible paths to a really great future, involve the development of machine superintelligence at some point.”
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Expert Louise Perry discusses the idea of sexual disenchantment, the commodification of sex, and the impact of the online porn industry on society.
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This network scientist is creating a map of the human genome, and it could revolutionize the future of healthcare.
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Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame?
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Experimental neuroscientist Patrick McNamara on how we can harness spiritual experiences to explore alternate realities in our minds, and transform our models of the self.
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Americans without friends have increased 400% in recent years. Here’s why.
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What beavers and earthworms can teach us about working with, not against, Mother Nature.
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How to make money in business, with $100-million Salesforce pioneer Aaron Ross.
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What makes some scientists culturally significant, while others remain in obscurity? Well, there’s a science to it.
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No one is teaching us how to be online. That’s a problem.
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Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.
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It has perhaps never been easier to feel as if you’ve fallen behind in life. From the anxieties of comparing yourself to others online to our fetishization of success, it […]
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Steven Pinker explains how to cultivate greater rationality in today’s complex world.
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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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Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Here’s what that means for women.
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Everyone commits this rationality error.
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Former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty reveals the secret to “good power.”
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Tim Ferriss has interviewed some of the most powerful thinkers in the world. This is what he learnt about how they operate.
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