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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.

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7mins
Primatologist Frans de Waal inadvertently popularized the term "alpha male." Now, he’s debunking common stereotypes to explain what an "alpha male" really is — empathetic and protective.
Eight burnt matchsticks stand upright on an orange background, with the last match forming a scattered, crumbling silhouette.
6mins
If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.
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4mins
Former Yale professor Dr. Morgan Levine shares 3 ways to change your diet to extend your life.
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7mins
Plato and Carl Sagan were wrong about the human brain, says a top neuroscientist.
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2hr 9mins
Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Matthew Johnson answers 24 huge questions about psychedelics.
A person with short gray hair, wearing a dark jacket and a gray-blue scarf, looks at the camera against a plain light background.
13mins
Sex, gender, and the debate over identity explained by Berkeley professor Judith Butler.
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8mins
Your brain isn’t wired for happiness — but you can change that, explains Yale scientist Laurie Santos.
John Templeton Foundation
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10mins
People are having less sex than ever. 3 experts explain the keys to maintaining a passionate relationship.
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7mins
You’ve heard about your "lizard brain." But what about the other two?
John Templeton Foundation
An abstract figure with a pale face holds its head and screams on a bridge, with swirling blue, orange, and black lines in the background.
9mins
No, emotions don’t happen TO you. Here’s what happens instead.
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7mins
Science can’t stop aging, but it may be able to slow our epigenetic clocks.
A surreal painting shows a large distorted human face with closed eyes, supported by sticks, floating above a calm landscape with a boat and building in the background.
4mins
Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.
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5mins
Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.
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5mins
Geniuses and prodigies are captivating. But generalists rule the world.
John Templeton Foundation
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9mins
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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42mins
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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7mins
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.
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7mins
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
A figure stands beneath a tree with a serpent coiled on the branches, in a dense, shadowy forest clearing.
6mins
Aimless wandering is essential for understanding yourself. Here’s why.
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4mins
Science has opened so many doors to humanity’s understanding of the world. Scientism shuts them. Here’s how to tell the difference.