318 Episodes

  1. Earth used to look like Mars. Here’s why that changed. | Robert Hazen

    Published: 9/10/2025
  2. It doesn’t matter if you fail. It matters _how_ you fail. _ Amy Edmondson for Big Think +

    Published: 9/10/2025
  3. The grindset has left us depressed. Here’s one thing that can save us. | Lisa Miller

    Published: 9/10/2025
  4. 4 reasons leaders seem worse than regular people | Brian Klaas

    Published: 9/9/2025
  5. Why do the worst people rise to power? | Brian Klaas

    Published: 9/8/2025
  6. Learn these 3 triggers to have more productive arguments | Jefferson Fisher for Big Think+

    Published: 9/8/2025
  7. Debunking the #1 myth about enlightenment | Robert Waldinger

    Published: 9/8/2025
  8. 3 signs that you’ve hit clinical burnout and should seek help | Laurie Santos

    Published: 9/8/2025
  9. Would we even recognize alien life? NASA astrobiologist explains

    Published: 9/8/2025
  10. The laboratory accident that saved 500 million lives | Derek Thompson

    Published: 9/8/2025
  11. Why great thinkers ask divergent questions | Natalie Nixon

    Published: 9/7/2025
  12. The brain myth that won’t die | Lisa Feldman Barrett

    Published: 9/7/2025
  13. Try psychedelics. Access transcendence. | James Fadiman

    Published: 9/7/2025
  14. Jewel: Clear perception is the way to psychological strength | Perception Box

    Published: 9/7/2025
  15. What the darkest sky on Earth reveals about humanity | Dispatches from The Well Ep.1

    Published: 9/7/2025
  16. Brian Cox: The quantum roots of reality | Full Interview

    Published: 9/7/2025
  17. 3 ways to defend your mind against social media distortions

    Published: 9/7/2025
  18. The Fermi Paradox has a potentially terrifying answer: The Dark Forest | David Kipping

    Published: 9/7/2025
  19. We could make every human on Earth rich and happy—if we decided to | Agustín Fuentes

    Published: 9/6/2025
  20. How to be happier in 5 steps with zero weird tricks | Laurie Santos

    Published: 9/6/2025

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