Psychopaths

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James Gleick, Paul Ekman, James Fallon

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Are You a Psychopath? Take the Test.

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5 min

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bigthinkeditor

James Gleick on the Common Character Traits of Geniuses

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3 min

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James Gleick

Here’s How to Catch a Liar, If You Really Want To

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6 min

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Paul Ekman

The Supergenius: Inside the genius brain

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2 min

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with

Michio Kaku

Is Your Partner a Psychopath? Here’s How to Tell and What You Can Do.

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3 min

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with

Kevin Dutton

Would You Vote for a Psychopath?

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4 min

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James Fallon

Discovering One’s Hidden Psychopathy, With James Fallon

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14 min

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James Fallon

Superhumans: The remarkable brain waves of high-level meditators

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3 min

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with

Daniel Goleman

How to spot high-conflict people before it’s too late

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5 min

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Bill Eddy

A man in a suit stands facing a large human eye, positioned at the center of the pupil as if about to step inside.

The science of consciousness is solving the biggest illusion in our universe

“Consciousness is fundamental. It’s a fundamental property of the world that we inhabit, a fundamental property of the universe.”

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1:12:16 min

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Anil Seth

The Well

How Rainn Wilson discovered sacredness

The hospital where Rainn Wilson’s wife and son nearly died became his own personal holy site. There, he discovered that the sacred can exist in places we least expect it. During his talk at A Night of Awe and Wonder, he explained how the awe we feel in moments of courage and love is moral beauty — and following it might be the start of our spiritual revolution.

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13 min

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Rainn Wilson

A timeline diagram showing portraits of various scientists, documents, and equations connected by arrows, illustrating the historical development of quantum mechanics.

Why general relativity would’ve been discovered without Einstein

“The messy reality of it is that all of these very smart people, including Isaac Newton, were talking to other people.”

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17 min

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Sean Carroll

A black and white soccer ball floats on the surface of the ocean under a partly cloudy sky.

How the myth of destiny distorts our decisions

“When you start to accept that you have profound influence on the world, but very limited control, you start to see the world differently.”

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10 min

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Brian Klaas

Perception Box

Want to be more productive? Start by doing less

“In most instances, ‘good enough’ is good enough.” A time management expert, a cognitive scientist, and a psychologist share their takes on productivity, perfectionism, and the harm of hustle culture.

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3 min

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Laurie Santos