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The political philosophy that changed the world | Jonathan Rauch: Full Interview

1:22:33

How tiny actions grow into sustained happiness | Tal Ben-Shahar: Full Interview

1:11:24

Arguing is a constructive skill: The blueprint to build yours | Bo Seo: Full Interview

1:14:49

The 28-day cycle, and other myths of menstruation | Jen Gunter: Full Interview

1:25:17

The rule of 20%: How to find the sweet spot for improved performance | Daniel Coyle: Full Interview

1:24:36

One of the world's greatest mathematicians explains 6 essential concepts of math | Terence Tao

1:02:16

The 5:1 ratio that separates happy couples from divorced ones | John & Julie Gottman: Full Interview

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The hidden cost of talking about it too much | Lisa Damour: Full Interview

1:53:59

The hidden cost of never being bored | Arthur Brooks: Full Interview

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I finally outgrew the character that made my career | Jaleel White

1:08:33

This hidden wisdom will change how you treat your body forever | Giulia Enders: Full Interview

10:39

Comedian Margaret Cho meets the person she used to be

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The 3 elements of stupidity, according to philosophy | Jonny Thomson: Full Interview

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How I evolved out of ‘survival mode’ | Ice-T

1:07:25

The psychology of morality, perversion, and revenge, in 67 minutes | Paul Bloom: Full Interview

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Carnie Wilson’s most beautiful epiphany

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A philosopher’s argument against the cult of achievement | Zena Hitz: Full Interview

1:18:29

Dan Carlin: What happens when a nation’s truth splinters into 1,000 versions | Kmele Foster

1:44:13

We know how the dinosaurs died. We don't know why they lived. | Steve Brusatte

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A neuroscientist’s guide to protecting your brain, in 58 minutes | Lisa Genova: Full Interview

1:13:05

Gut Expert: Eating these 3 foods could improve your mental health | Tim Spector: Full Interview

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The bizarre science of enlightenment

1:27:30

Willpower is the wrong tool for changing habits. Do this instead. | Charles Duhigg: Full Interview

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Body language expert: 7 cues that make you instantly more likable | Full Interview

1:01:15

David Epstein: Discipline sets creativity free | Full Interview

1:09:30

Hakeem Oluseyi: Quantum physics breaks every human intuition | Full Interview

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3 experts explain everything you need to know about loneliness

1:05:05

The productivity advice that will actually improve your life | Chris Bailey: Full Interview

4:55

Why humans need fiction, according to neuroscience

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What Newton and Einstein agreed on that our society doesn’t | Sean Carroll

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How music rewires and impacts the human body I Michael Spitzer: Full Interview

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The dangerous and addictive fantasy of “unlimited potential” | Kate Bowler

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The child who learned to disappear is still running your adult relationships | Nicole LePera

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Keep your brain from declining after age 30

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The biggest red herring in our search for alien life | Sara Seager

1:08:22

The blueprint for becoming an emotionally mature adult, in 68 minutes | Mark Manson: Full Interview

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The mind-body connection you never knew you had

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"Shitty flow" is real, and most people are drowning in it | Brad Stulberg: Full Interview

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The strange science of your ever-changing identity

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Stop trying to turn your suffering into a success story | Kate Bowler

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This Roman ritual made conquered kings beg to die | Mary Beard

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The brain on MDMA can go somewhere CBT has never been able to reach | Rachel Yehuda: Full Interview

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What happens to your brain when you’re dreaming

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The search for aliens is shifting its criteria | Sara Seager

1:07:41

The bizarre phenomena that medicine struggles to explain | David Linden: Full Interview

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Robert Herjavec: The hidden reason smart people stop growing | Big Think+

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Toxic positivity is corrupting America | Kate Bowler

1:16:43

Modern physics is forcing us to rethink existence | Michelle Thaller: Full Interview