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

Aspiration
Best-selling author Todd Rose reveals how most Americans share common aspirations for the country.
Stand Together
A frayed rope pulled from both ends against a solid orange background, with strands unraveling on each side—capturing the tension felt when you’re learning how to apologize and mend strained connections.
Dr. Amrisha Vaish explains the science of remorse, guilt, and an effective apology.
A person stands inside a glowing circle with sparks flying around in arcs, capturing the essence of "What is flow state," as the word "FLOW" appears in bold white letters across the center.
Peak performance mind hack explained in 7 minutes.
what workers want
Here’s how to design a work environment that gives control to employees and stimulates open conversation.
Stand Together
You can’t control external threats, but you can manage how you prepare and respond to the risk.
A person in a red robe sits outdoors holding an hourglass, surrounded by greenery and a body of water, symbolizing predictions for the future.
What lies in store for humanity? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how different life will be for your descendants—and maybe your future self, if the timing works out.
John Templeton Foundation
Conformity
5mins
Thinking as a group and going along with the loudest voices can feel easy and even natural. But to make real positive change in our world, it’s important to hear all voices and question the perceived majority.
Stand Together
A surreal painting ponders is time travel possible, with melting clocks draped over a tree, ledge, and abstract form in a barren landscape against distant cliffs.
Theoretical physicist Brian Greene explores the potential particles of time and why we could, in theory, travel forward in time but not back.
John Templeton Foundation
Near death experiences
A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.
social media
Social media isn’t the majority – it’s the vocal fringe.
Stand Together
Workforce automation
The U.S. economy is creating thousands of new jobs each month–and overwhelmingly, most of them go to people with education beyond high school.
Lumina Foundation
A digital illustration of a stereotypical alien figure, inspired by concepts of extraterrestrial life, featuring a large bald head, big dark eyes, and a small mouth on a pale yellow background.
5mins
Dr. Sara Walker is an astrobiologist and theoretical physicist, who is questioning the very nature of life and how we’re attempting to find it elsewhere.
John Templeton Foundation
types of cults
Scientology, QAnon, and Heaven’s Gate: why do we seek healing from cults?
success
The only way to support someone’s success is to understand how they define it.
Stand Together
Illustration of two hands touching or aligning a series of parallel lines and chevron patterns, all overlaid with a blue filter, evoking the precision and symmetry often found in mathematics.
5mins
Michio Kaku believes math is the mind of God.
John Templeton Foundation
trust
4mins
A majority of Americans think they are trustworthy, yet believe most other people can’t be trusted.
Stand Together
post secondary education
3mins
40% of today’s students work full time while another 40% are over the age of 25. Here’s how to change higher education to fit today's students.
Lumina Foundation
A target with several arrows on the ground nearby and none hitting the bullseye, capturing the joy of being wrong.
3mins
Arguments on social media are notorious. Can practicing intellectual humility make us smarter and happier? Science says yes.
John Templeton Foundation
Finding happiness in life
3mins
He’s written 7 books on happiness. He’s studied it for 30 years. He even taught it at Harvard. What can Tal Ben-Shahar tell you about really being happy?