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Harvard professor argues for rationality

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7 min

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The mind-blowing stats on male inequality

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15 min

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The “heroic dose” of psychedelics, according to Johns Hopkins

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11 min

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Matthew W. Johnson

The Universe in 90 minutes: The Multiverse, time, free will, God, & more

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1:33:47 min

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The Multiverse is real — just not in the way you think it is

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9 min

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9 tactics to build a stronger memory and mind

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10 min

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The bizarre history of exercise explained in 8 minutes

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8 min

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Daniel Lieberman

Anthropologist debunks Darwin’s most abused idea

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Why geniuses hunt demons for sport

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6 min

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The psychology of keeping secrets inside

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7 min

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Michael Slepian

The incredible science behind dogs’ sense of smell

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8 min

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The big lesson Carl Sagan taught his daughter

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metaverse

The metaverse explained in 14 minutes

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15 min

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history of music

40,000 years of music explained in 8 minutes

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9 min

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Michael Spitzer

Take ultimate control of your attention span

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6 min

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Putin’s war: “The single biggest geopolitical mistake since 1989”

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15 min

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life after near death experiences

How almost dying kills the person that you used to be

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Dr. Bruce Greyson

boost performance

How to use ‘flow state’ to do the impossible

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What is flow state

How to enter “flow state” on command

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Near death experiences

Are near-death experiences real? Here’s what science has to say.

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Dr. Bruce Greyson

types of cults

Why the world needs cults

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alchemist cookbook

5 ways to unlock your brain’s ancient pleasure centers

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The science of misremembering

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8 min

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scientific demons

The 3 ancient demons that bend and break the laws of nature

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7 min

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peer tutoring

Sal Khan’s plan to educate the world

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6 min

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turing test

The Imitation Game: Can you tell the difference between people and AI?

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Michael Wooldridge

bullshit jobs

Why so many people work “bullshit jobs”

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gene editing technology

CRISPR: The future or undoing of humanity?

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5 min

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Walter Isaacson

heal trauma

6 ways to heal trauma without medication, from the author of “The Body Keeps the Score”

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9 min

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Bessel van der Kolk

what is trauma

What is trauma? The author of “The Body Keeps the Score” explains

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8 min

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Bessel van der Kolk

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3 steps to cure your money anxiety

We’re afraid to talk about money–and that costs us.

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7 min

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Kathleen Burns Kingsbury

Tyler Cowen: America is at a critical point in history

“There’s a sense of crisis today that we did not have in the 1980’s or 90’s” — economist Tyler Cowen on progress in America.

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How dirty debaters win against better opponents

How to defeat debaters who deal in distractions, according to a two-time world debate champion.

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5 min

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Harvard professor argues for rationality

Is it better to be rational or optimistic? Steven Pinker explains.

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7 min

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The mind-blowing stats on male inequality

Male inequality — the enormous cultural shift happening right under our nose.

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15 min

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