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Great Question

28 episodes
Big Thinkers join us to ruminate on a great question that they may — or may not — have pondered before.
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Series of six images displaying the diffraction patterns of light as it passes through various shaped apertures.
A 7-minute guide to the relationship between quantum mechanics and black holes
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A man sitting on a bench in the dark.
How loneliness is killing us, according to a Harvard professor
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A man in a suit with white hair and a red tie.
The four types of planetary civilizations, explained by Michio Kaku
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A group of sheep in a barn with a green arrow in front of them.
The unexpected impact of AI on animals
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A man in a suit is pointing his finger at a yellow background, referencing string theory.
Einstein failed to solve the Universe. Here’s what it would take to succeed. | Michio Kaku
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The cover of a dying profession.
More accountants are leaving the field than joining. What’s going on?
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A man doing push ups in a gym.
How to grow your brain by moving your body
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An image of two people kissing on a blue background.
Neurodivergence is absent in sex education. That’s a problem.
6 min
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a close up of a person wearing a suit and tie.
Hitler, Churchill, and the real trolley problem
6 min
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a birthday cake with the number 100 on it.
How to eat if you want to age slowly
5 min
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Game theory can explain humanity’s biggest problem
4 min
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Is marriage dying?
6 min
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The mind-blowing virality of music
5 min
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Ask a physicist: Do humans have souls?
5 min
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The physics of entropy and the origin of life
6 min
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Should you bring a kid into this world?
4 min
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What psychedelics can’t explain
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Debate world champion explains how to argue
5 min
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1 in 3 people cheat. Here’s what to do if you’re the 1.
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Columbia professor: “Drug use is your birthright”
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Can we build a Metaverse that’s GOOD?
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Celebrity CEOs are amazing. Until they backfire.
dao leadership
DAOs: The end of bosses?
2 min
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truth bias
Strengthen your internal lie detector
3 min
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Experiencing flow state
How ‘flow state’ can heal trauma
Is there an afterlife
Is there an afterlife? Here’s what he saw while he was ‘dead’
study tips
4 ways to hack your memory
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childhood trauma
How do you help kids traumatized by violence?
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