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

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The countdown continues! In this video, comedian Pete Holmes likens depression to quicksand and provides a method to help you cope and with it.
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The countdown is on for our top 10 videos of the year! Want to be smarter than you were yesterday? This video will teach you to have better conversations using 3 key design principles.
Institute for Humane Studies
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You cannot live on steak and avocados alone, says Jillian Michaels, in this divisive video.
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Our most talked-about video of 2019 features a lesson in nonsensical thinking from none other than Michio Kaku.
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Hierarchies of taste exist in our society, but their roots often reflect more than just the quality of work.
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Parenting is often a compromise between you and your spouse. However, it's that very melding of styles that makes you both greater than the sum of your individual parts.
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Expert opinions matter, especially when their knowledge is continuously refined by critical analysis.
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Laughing is so contagious that we often forget how subjective humor is.
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Is it acceptable to write a story from the perspective of someone who is completely unlike you?
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"You get to this age, you realize that there are people who will not like what you do no matter what you do," says Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie.
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Perhaps sooner than we think, we'll need to examine the moral standing of intelligent machines.
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In the office, vulnerability is the opposite of weakness.
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The internet has given us the opportunity to stay informed better than ever. It's also given us the ability to misinform ourselves — delude ourselves — beyond belief.
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Paying a fee for greenhouse gas emissions may spur a revolution, in terms of corporate behavior, amid the climate crisis.
Observing the great gas giant helps me to keep important things in perspective.
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When it comes to making others laugh, you have to help them observe an absurd fact of life with you.
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Popularity is slippery, and shouldn't be confused with quality, says critic A.O. Scott.
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Here's how a pear-sized tumor on Jeannie Gaffigan's brain stem became an unexpected comedy gold mine.
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Our personal choices can help to effectively combat poverty, says Peter Singer.
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The internet was built to resist an Orwellian future. Now it's being weaponized.