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Live with Big Think: Inside “The Opt-Out Nation”
Watch our first-ever members-only event — a livestreamed conversation about our summer special issue, The Opt-Out Nation.
8mins
Why we keep giving power to the wrong people, according to political scientist and associate professor Brian Klaas.
11mins
Train for any argument with Harvard’s former debate coach, Bo Seo.
3mins
Washington University professor John Inazu tells us how we can make peace inside a raging culture war.
7mins
How to maximize wins and minimize losses, explained by four experts on game theory.
7mins
Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
6mins
Chloé Valdary shares the ancient Stoic principle that can defeat modern despair.
17mins
Rogue Putin is the biggest risk of 2023. Here are the other nine, explained by global political expert Ian Bremmer.
6mins
How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
7mins
Is it better to be rational or optimistic? Steven Pinker explains.
15mins
Male inequality — the enormous cultural shift happening right under our nose.
11mins
Our society is in a mental health crisis. Are psychedelics the way out?
1hr 33mins
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe, explained by physicist Sean Carroll.
9mins
What do physicists actually mean when they talk about the multiverse?
9mins
Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it.
8mins
Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman debunks the ‘10,000 steps per day’ myth.
8mins
He lived with a tribe of hunter-gatherers to witness how an ancient culture survives one of the most brutal climates on Earth. His learnings may surprise you.
5mins
Jimena Canales shares the “demons” that shaped computer science.
7mins
There are 38 kinds of secrets. The average person has 13 at any given moment. Michael Slepian explains how that can affect your health.
8mins
The next time you see your dog sniffing the pavement or another dog’s junk, you should let them. Here’s why.
“The more we understand ourselves and the universe, the more magnificent it is.”