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A triangle labeled "The Fraud Triangle" with its three sides named Incentive, Opportunity, and Rationalization, on an orange background.

32mins

The Big Think Interview

Inside the mind of a white-collar criminal

“Fraud is a trillion dollar problem, about $5 trillion today with that number increasingly rising annually.”

Kelly Richmond Pope

Starts With A Bang

10 incredible facts about the Big Bang Theory

It's the origin of our entire observable Universe, but it's still not the very beginning of everything.

Ethan Siegel

A crowd of people, drawn by tourism, faces and photographs the Mona Lisa painting, which is displayed on a wall.

Mini Philosophy

Ian McEwan: “Tourism is a wonderful spectacle of mass derangement.”

Here are three ways to do it better.

Jonny Thomson

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Business

AI will never be a shortcut to wisdom

Real understanding, argues Jeff DeGraff, doesn’t come from outputs — it comes from practice.

Jeff DeGraff

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6mins

Perception Box

One neuroscientist’s deep dive into perception and reality

Everything you experience is filtered through your brain, and everyone’s brain is different. Neuroscientist Christof Koch explains how understanding this can deepen your connection to the world around you.

Christof Koch

Unlikely Collaborators

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3mins

Perception Box

Fearing death keeps us from living. 3 experts explain.

Biologist Tyler Volk PhD, psychiatrist Bruce Greyson MD, and palliative care physician BJ Miller MD, reveal how confronting mortality can improve the way we live.

Tyler Volk

Unlikely Collaborators