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Michio Kaku: How quantum computers compute in multiple universes at once
Yuval Noah Harari: The apocalypse begins with toxic information
The art and science of failing well
How the world will change over the next 25 years, in 55 minutes | Peter Leyden: Full Interview
How childhood wiring impacts adult life, in 90 minutes | Becky Kennedy: Full Interview
3 challenges that AI integration presents in the workplace | Martin Gonzalez for Big Think+
The science of delivering cures straight to your cells | Eric Kelsic
24 of the most important questions about psychedelics, answered | Matthew Johnson: Full Interview
The limits of rationalism: From Socrates to neural networks | Dan Shipper: Full Interview
The techno-rivalry that will decide the next century | Dan Wang and Kmele Foster
Every major leap in human progress has this in common | Jason Crawford: Full Interview
Do LLMs follow the First Amendment?
The moment every civilization fears: the growth plateau | Jason Crawford
The dangerous myth of permanent trauma | George Bonanno: Full Interview
Evolution begins with error, not design | Sean B. Carroll
Why skill plateaus are inevitable – and how to push past them | Atul Gawande for Big Think+
The illusion of shared reality: Why no two minds see the same world | Anil Seth & Jonny Thomson
Why general relativity would’ve been discovered without Einstein | Sean Carroll
The science of randomness, flukes, and fate | Brian Klaas
Not all gratitude is created equal. A psychologist explains
We doubled human lifespans in the last 200 years. Can we do it again? | Andrew Steele
How your brain changes memories while you sleep | Marvin Liyanage
The strange simplicity of physics | Sean M. Carroll
Hollywood lied to you about Ancient Rome. Here’s the truth | Mary Beard: Full Interview
Why chasing after enlightenment will trap you in suffering | Robert Waldinger
Checking power at work | Kim Scott
You’ll never escape life's problems. Why that’s actually liberating | Oliver Burkeman for BT+
How to avoid the traps that most investors fall for | Barry Ritholtz: Full Interview
Are we the first civilization in the Milky Way? | David Kipping
Sean Carroll explains why physics is both simple and impossible | Full Interview
You have no free will at all | Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky
Good sex explained in 9 minutes | Dr. Emily Nagoski
Train for any argument with Harvard’s former debate coach | Bo Seo
Male inequality, explained by an expert | Richard Reeves
The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, according to Johns Hopkins | Dr. Matthew Johnson
The Universe in 90 minutes: Time, free will, God, & more | Sean Carroll
Harvard negotiator explains how to argue | Dan Shapiro
Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile | Tal Ben-Shahar | Big Think
Navy SEAL has a '40 Percent Rule' and it's the key to overcoming mental barriers | Big Think
William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour | Big Think
Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children | Big Think
Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell (Full Presentation) | Big Think