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Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.
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Sabine Hossenfelder talks about Albert Einstein, dead grandmothers, the physics of aging, and more in this full interview with Big Think.
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.
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This network physicist is mapping the world's most significant data to create the most beautiful visualizations of information we have ever seen.
John Templeton Foundation
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Aimless wandering is essential for understanding yourself. Here’s why.
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Science has opened so many doors to humanity’s understanding of the world. Scientism shuts them. Here’s how to tell the difference.
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Richard Reeves explains the big problems facing men today — and why no one is talking about them.
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Forget AI. Gene editing is still our most powerful — and dangerous — technology.
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From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
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Asking the wrong questions can hold you back. Natalie Nixon explains how to ask divergent questions to become a great thinker.
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Humans, like animals, are driven by instincts. But we also have wants. Here’s what that means for our lives.
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Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.
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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.