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03:16
How ‘mind-uploading’ stands to shake the core of humanity | Steven Kotler
06:05
All of the universe’s disorder, explained in 6 minutes | Sean Carroll
06:36
What geniuses get wrong about being “smart” | Barbara Oakley
06:03
You can change your brain in just 10 minutes. Here’s how | Daniel Goleman
08:08
What today’s hunter-gatherers can teach us about modern life | James Suzman
07:44
How do black holes actually interact with matter? | Michelle Thaller
04:57
Turning scientific constraints into breakthroughs: Einstein, Heisenberg and Gödel | Janna Levin
03:27
Perception, explained in 3 minutes | Alva Noë
06:15
Einstein wasn’t a lone agent. Here’s why that matters. | George Musser
05:41
Facts don’t win fights — but this can | Tali Sharot
35:36
How should we be thinking about the future? | Dispatches from The Well Ep.7
31:42
3 rebellious creators tell us the meaning of life | Dispatches from The Well Ep.6
43:53
Consciousness: Not just a problem for philosophers | Dispatches from The Well Ep. 5
36:01
How humanity makes its meaning, from Jane Goodall to Terry Crews | Dispatches from The Well Ep.4
42:30
A playground for geniuses: Inside the Santa Fe Institute | Dispatches from The Well Ep.3
38:28
Finding the secret of human existence in an atom-smasher | Dispatches from The Well Ep. 2
35:15
Finding meaning in the darkest sky on earth | Dispatches from The Well Ep.1
03:58
Unlock your inner math genius, in 4 minutes | Po-Shen Loh
11:18
How to master antifragility for a happier life | Jonathan Haidt, Derren Brown & more
06:31
Why being uncertain is a hidden strength | Annie Duke
05:32
3 key principles for great conversation | Emily Chamlee-Wright
05:27
When neutron stars collide | Michelle Thaller
06:28
Un-sabotage yourself with intrinsic motivation | Johann Hari
06:21
Exploring the boundaries of reality with physics | Janna Levin
12:17
Solving Stephen Hawking’s famous paradox | Janna Levin
05:37
What is shared consciousness? | Lisa Miller
05:53
The problem with the theory of everything | Janna Levin
07:48
Biohacking our way to health | Michael Levin
09:03
A 9-minute journey inside a black hole | Janna Levin
04:40
The science of the “self” | Michael Levin
06:18
The false reality of loneliness | Lisa Miller
09:02
How we lost collective spirituality — and why we need it back | Lisa Miller
05:29
Why evolution is the Picasso of science | Michael Levin
08:03
Can cells think? | Michael Levin
06:38
How spirituality protects your brain from despair | Lisa Miller
06:17
Hustle culture kills happiness. Here’s how to escape it. | Laurie Santos
06:35
How your brain creates reality | Lisa Feldman Barrett
06:40
Why virtue is key to your happiness | Laurie Santos
05:35
The neuroscience of trauma | Lisa Feldman Barrett
06:50
Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back | Laurie Santos
07:14
An evolutionary history of the human brain, in 7 minutes | Lisa Feldman Barrett
08:31
Why humans are surprisingly bad at being happy | Laurie Santos
07:44
You have 3 brains. This is how to use them | Robert Sapolsky
09:23
The biggest myths about emotions, debunked | Lisa Feldman Barrett
04:44
The evolutionary significance of dreaming | Patrick McNamara
05:37
Why most child prodigies don’t grow up to be stars | David Epstein
07:28
The invisible math that controls the world | Albert-LĂĄszlĂł BarabĂĄsi
06:30
How to live a life you won’t regret | Bryan Cranston
04:55
Can you separate science from the scientist? | AgustĂ­n Fuentes
04:45
Why gene editing is still humanity’s most powerful tool | Walter Isaacson
06:39
Every culture has supernatural agents. Here’s why. | Patrick McNamara
05:08
Why we want the wrong things | Luke Burgis
06:28
The fascinating science of who succeeds in art | Albert-LĂĄszlĂł BarabĂĄsi
05:34
AI is smart — but can it think? | Michael Wooldridge
04:20
We need a new measure of evolutionary success. Here’s why. | Agustín Fuentes
08:35
The case against trigger warnings, in 8 minutes | Jonathan Haidt
06:15
The neuroscience of nightmares | Patrick McNamara
04:52
How to argue like a debate world champion | Bo Seo
05:35
What if we could predict—and cure—all diseases? | Albert-László Barabási
08:10
The neuroscience of spiritual experiences | Patrick McNamara