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The art of argument | Jordan Peterson | Big Think

Harvard professor debunks the ‘10,000 steps per day’ myth | Daniel Lieberman

Psychedelics: Can they solve the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness? | Matthew Johnson

Jeffrey Brenzel: The Essential Value of a Classic Education | Big Think

'How I reversed my unhappiness' | Tal Ben-Shahar for Big Think

The Big Bang explained in under 4 minutes | Michelle Thaller | Big Think

John Cleese: Political Correctness Can Lead to an Orwellian Nightmare | Big Think

The science of super longevity | Dr. Morgan Levine

Anyone Can Be a Math Person Once They Know the Best Learning Techniques | Po-Shen Loh | Big Think

Being busy all the time is a habit you made. You can unmake it. | Dan Pontefract | Big Think

4 ways to hack your memory | Lisa Genova | Big Think

Outsmarting the Brain-Shrinking Effects of Stress | Jonny Bowden | Big Think

The Optimism of Melancholia | Slavoj Žižek | Big Think

William Ackman: Everything You Need to Know About Finance and Investing in Under an Hour | Big Think

5 ways to build an Alzheimer’s-resistant brain | Lisa Genova

The Neuroscience of Lies, Honesty, and Self-Control | Robert Sapolsky | Big Think

What science can’t answer, according to physicist Jim Al-Khalili | Big Think

Physics’ greatest mystery: Michio Kaku explains the God Equation | Big Think

How to Persuade Others with the Right Questions: Jedi Mind Tricks from Daniel H. Pink | Big Think

How gratitude makes you more attractive | Sara Algoe | Big Think

7 rules of business I wish I knew when I was 30, with bestselling author Aaron Ross

Your reptilian brain, explained | Robert Sapolsky | Big Think

Can you tell the difference between AI and a human? | Michael Wooldridge | Big Think