Legends

11 episodes

Purposeful, passionate, and bold, these Big Think+ experts have made important contributions to human thought and to the history of ideas.

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A person sits behind bars at a desk with a computer in a dimly lit setting, suggesting restriction or confinement.

The genius guide to future-proofing your career

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8 min

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Josh Bersin

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John Amaechi: The voice in your head is lying to you. Here’s how to shut it down

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11 min

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with

John Amaechi

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The genius behind “BBL Drizzy” on maximizing creativity with AI

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6 min

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with

Willonius Hatcher

Ben Horowitz: Quit being a coward and do the hard thing

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7 min

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Ben Horowitz

12 traits emotionally intelligent people share (And why you can learn them)

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12 min

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with

Daniel Goleman

The 4 biggest ideas in philosophy, with legend Daniel Dennett

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12 min

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Daniel Dennett

From bullied to brilliant: How Temple Grandin embraces autism

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8 min

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with

Temple Grandin

How to future-proof your career

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9 min

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with

Chip Conley

How the body keeps the score of trauma

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with

Bessel van der Kolk

The “alpha male” myth, debunked

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7 min

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with

Frans de Waal

Berkeley professor explains gender theory

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13 min

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with

Judith Butler

The Well

This research team studies gratitude. Here’s what they’ve found.

Is gratitude to a deity different from gratitude to other people? Psychology and neuroscience professor Sarah Schnitker explains.

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3 min

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Sarah Schnitker

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The alarm bells are sounding for young men. Will we listen?

“It’s certainly clear that the issues of boys and men haven’t gone away in the last few years. If anything, they’re getting even more attention, which is good when it’s the right kind of attention.”

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21 min

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Richard Reeves

Lawrence Wright: Fiction goes where reporting cannot follow

“As a reporter, you can look into the eyes of the people you’re talking to and try to evaluate what they’re thinking when they say what they say. But you are not really gonna get into their brain. There’s only one artistic form that allows you to do that. “

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16 min

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Lawrence Wright

Jesse Eisenberg: How to rewire your anxiety into authenticity

“The way my mind works is just out of anxiety and catastrophization.”

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11 min

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Jesse Eisenberg

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Perception Box

How humans create reality through language and beliefs

Language is a huge part of human development, even the language we keep to ourselves. Three experts explain how words and beliefs can change our brains and our lives:

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3 min

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Agustín Fuentes