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How to prove you are listening | Amanda Ripley

How to prove you are listening | Amanda Ripley

Sep 11, 2025 2m 20s
Fearing death keeps us from living. 3 experts explain.

Fearing death keeps us from living. 3 experts explain.

This video was made in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators. Some people think death is merely a medical event. ...

Sep 10, 2025 3m 0s
One neuroscientist’s deep dive into perception and reality | Christof Koch

One neuroscientist’s deep dive into perception and reality | Christof Koch

We created this video in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators. Everything you experience is filtered through your...

Sep 10, 2025 6m 50s
Why goodness still matters in a self-optimized world

Why goodness still matters in a self-optimized world

This interview is an episode from ‪@The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created wit...

Sep 09, 2025 6m 25s
The importance of deep conversation | Jonny Thomson

The importance of deep conversation | Jonny Thomson

Thomson warns that shallow conversations are distancing us from ourselves and other people.

Sep 08, 2025 1m 15s
Could asteroid mining lower competition? | Brian Cox

Could asteroid mining lower competition? | Brian Cox

Sep 06, 2025 1m 47s
Richard Reeves: Why working-class men are facing the sharpest decline | Full Interview

Richard Reeves: Why working-class men are facing the sharpest decline | Full Interview

“A lot of the trends in the economy, in family life have just been much harder for working class men.” Subscribe to ...

Sep 05, 2025 97m 7s
Is philosophy therapy? | Jonny Thomson

Is philosophy therapy? | Jonny Thomson

Sep 05, 2025 57s
Michio Kaku: Why we don’t even rank on the Kardashev scale

Michio Kaku: Why we don’t even rank on the Kardashev scale

"We're stuck at type zero. But what would it take to move between universes? What would it take to enter a black hole...

Sep 04, 2025 11m 35s
Nate Silver: Successful risk-takers share these 3 traits | Big Think+

Nate Silver: Successful risk-takers share these 3 traits | Big Think+

“If you ask a computer, it will say, most of the time you want to either be raising or folding, right? You want to ta...

Sep 04, 2025 5m 8s
Stop over-apologizing | Jefferson Fisher

Stop over-apologizing | Jefferson Fisher

Jefferson Fisher explains how dropping "I'm sorry" — when it isn’t necessary — can make you sound stronger and more s...

Sep 04, 2025 1m 0s
How our expectations shape what we see, hear, and feel

How our expectations shape what we see, hear, and feel

We created this video in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators. A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychother...

Sep 03, 2025 7m 2s
This popular emotional advice might backfire

This popular emotional advice might backfire

This interview is an episode from ‪@The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created wit...

Sep 02, 2025 2m 39s
How dating apps encourage bad behavior

How dating apps encourage bad behavior

How dating apps encourage bad behavior More people are meeting their partners online then ever. Christine Emba expla...

Aug 30, 2025 50s
The evolution of laziness: Why humans resist the gym | Daniel Lieberman: Full Interview

The evolution of laziness: Why humans resist the gym | Daniel Lieberman: Full Interview

“Nothing about human behavior makes sense except in the light of culture and in anthropology, and we need to understa...

Aug 29, 2025 73m 32s