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From Michael Burns. Getting laid off sucks. Especially when it leads to the end of something you really believed in. In this video I talk about my experience in getting laid off from Wisecrack, what really happened, what I learned from it all, and how it’s all informing what I’m doing now on THIS channel.…

The science of effortlessness: How to activate flow | Steven Kotler: Full Interview

From Big Think. “Flow states have triggers: these are preconditions that lead to more flow. 22 of them have been discovered.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Science is shattering our intuitions about consciousness ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0UjqT45JsQ What if peak performance wasn’t a mystery, but a state you could wire your brain…

The science behind the 10-minute brain reset walk | Wendy Suzuki

From Big Think. “We know that as little as 10 minutes of walking can improve your mood, that is getting that bubble bath with the dopamine, serotonin, endorphins going, anybody can do that.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Anxiety evolved to help us — what went wrong? A neuroscientist explains.…

The science of sex, love, and attachment | Dr. Helen Fisher: Full Interview

From Big Think. “Nobody gets out of love alive. We all suffer. We all have disappointments. It’s such a powerful brain system.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, How to date, mate, and find fulfillment ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJ3M8M_RU8 Why do we fall in love with one person over another? The late biological…

Peter Singer: Are we prepared for AI to become conscious?

From Big Think. "If we did create beings that were more like non-human animals, we ought to treat them much better than we now treat non-human animals." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, What if the truth offends? Publish it anyway ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPJ6hjLzK24 What happens when AI becomes conscious? Philosopher Peter…

Kevin Smith: You must be unreasonable to achieve your dreams | Big Think+

From Big Think. “You might as well go for it. You might as well do the thing that you dream about doing for heaven’s sake.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Why most people are only giving 70%—and what happens at 100% ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYs3M_qB6hs Purchase Kevin Smith’s book, Kevin Smith’s Secret…

Why Kevin Smith bet $27,575 on a movie no one showed up for | Big Think+

From Big Think. “You might as well go for it. You might as well do the thing that you dream about doing for heaven’s sake.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Why most people are only giving 70%—and what happens at 100% ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYs3M_qB6hs Purchase Kevin Smith’s book, Kevin Smith’s Secret…

The great friendship collapse: Inside The Anti-Social Century | Derek Thompson

From Big Think. “You can debate all sorts of things about how the texture of American life has changed. What you can’t debate is the sheer, objective, existential fact that Americans are more alone than ever.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The friendship recession | Richard Reeves ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpOan0hqdNA Why…

What is life? A Nobel Prize-winning scientist answers | Paul Nurse Full Interview

From Big Think. "If we’re related to every living thing on the planet, do we not have a special responsibility for every living thing on this planet? They are really all our relatives." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Science is shattering our intuitions about consciousness ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0UjqT45JsQ What does it…

Your reality narrows after trauma — here’s how to expand it | Bessel van der Kolk

From Big Think. This video was made in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators. What if the way you see the world is shaped by trauma you haven’t fully processed? Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the…

Speed vs. process: Why America chose wrong | Derek Thompson

From Big Think. "I’d prefer to think about a different axis, which is, should government be more or less effective? Should government work faster or slower?" Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The American Dream is falling apart | Derek Thompson: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dn6NVGOu0w Why can’t America build anymore? The…

Can exercise really grow new brain cells? A neuroscientist’s opinion | Wendy Suzuki: Full Interview

From Big Think. “We know that as little as 10 minutes of walking can improve your mood, getting that bubble bath with the dopamine, serotonin, endorphins going. Anybody can do that.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Anxiety evolved to help us — what went wrong? A neuroscientist explains. ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNKApPrhlew…

Brian Cox: Why Earth’s orbit is the new Wild West and what that means for us all

From Big Think. “We are beginning to take our first steps out into the cosmic ocean… and the water seems inviting.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Brian Cox on how black holes could unlock the mysteries of our universe ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGsbEd6w7PI What if humanity isn’t just a flicker in the…

Brian Cox: The quantum roots of reality | Full Interview

From Big Think. “We don’t have enough knowledge to precisely calculate what is going to happen, and so we assign probabilities to it, which reflects our ignorance of the situation.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Brian Cox on how black holes could unlock the mysteries of our universe ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGsbEd6w7PI…

Your brain’s survival algorithm is outdated. Here’s how to upgrade it | Amanda Ripley

From Big Think. "The fear of panic has killed more people than most disasters themselves." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, News media wants to keep you angry, anxious, and depressed ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUfq1WJW7Xs What really happens to your mind in a crisis? We all think we know how we’d react in…

Why most people are only giving 70%—and what happens at 100% | John Amaechi for Big Think+

From Big Think. “The voice in your head is not you. You are listening to that voice. It’s a heckler, trying to make you feel bad.” You can purchase John Amaechi’s book, The Promises of Giants, here ► https://amzn.to/4kgPwbY Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The smartest people have mastered these…

Monsters We Trust

From Curious Archive. It won’t bite me, I’m different | Watch my exclusive video ‘What Species Will Rule Earth After Us?’ by joining Nebula at https://go.nebula.tv/curiousarchive — 0:00 Monsters We Trust 0:58 Can Animals Think? 2:26 I Want a Dragon 4:13 The Folly of Man 6:23 Seven Million Languages 7:58 The Smartest Animal Ever Studied…

Peter Singer: Animal suffering is human responsibility | Full Interview

From Big Think. “It’s not about being perfect. It’s about reducing suffering where we can, and right now, we’re choosing not to.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, What is effective altruism? Philosopher Peter Singer explains. ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdXKak-k6zw What does it mean to live ethically in our interconnected world? Author, activist,…

The CIA method for making quick decisions under stress | Andrew Bustamante

From Big Think. “The very same time that’s making you anxious is actually your most valuable asset. You can always create more energy and more money—but you can never create more time.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Former CIA agent: The truth about manipulation ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJFIzE3i0X0 What if the path…

The American Dream is falling apart | Derek Thompson: Full Interview

From Big Think. "The disease is the fact that liberalism, which used to be an ideology of building, has become an ideology of blocking." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Sam Harris: Breaking the spell of propaganda ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T4dr_YQxrQ 00:00:00 Affordability vs upward mobility 00:00:59 From collapse to abundance 00:01:45 Supply-side…

We have the tools to fix our food system. Why aren’t we using them? | Hannah Ritchie

From Big Think. "Our food systems are the leading driver of deforestation, the leading driver of biodiversity loss, the leading driver of fresh water use, and the leading driver of water pollution." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Hannah Ritchie: The data behind our biggest environmental problems ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DMJMRkQOVY 0:00 Transforming…

The question nobody’s asking about space colonization | David Kipping

From Big Think. "There is interesting ethical questions about how we should actually conduct ourselves in [a space colonization] exploration phase." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The great quest for extraterrestrial life | David Kipping Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI0cvzQiuvI 0:00 Why do we want to colonize space? 0:40 A fundamental…

How close are we to finding alien life? | David Kipping

From Big Think. "There’s a long history of people claiming planets which look Earth-like, Earth 2.0, Earth twins." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Where did our universe come from? ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX6clvpotqA 00:00 Mapping the universe 01:33 Earth twins 02:55 The Fermi paradox 04:38 The Drake equation 05:37 Conditions for life…

Conflict, crisis, consumption: What’s eating our nation? Amanda Ripley: Full Interview

From Big Think. "The more uncertain and scary things get in the world, the more we as humans are drawn to simple dichotomies." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Love, sex, and happiness, explained by philosophy ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esneN8HQKeY 00:00:00 Chapter 1 – Breaking the cycle of high conflict 00:23:38 Chapter 2…

Fix your destructive mindset in 15 mins | Anne-Laure Le Cunff

From Big Think. "Being aware of your mindsets is the difference between living a conscious life, where you’re making choices in accord with what you actually want and going where you actually wanna go, versus being on autopilot and having those mindsets subconsciously drive all of your decisions." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►…

Is it too late for us to slow climate warming? | Hannah Ritchie, PhD

From Big Think. “I think the key point is that doesn’t mean game over. That doesn’t mean we’re flipped into a world, and to a point of no return.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, What the news won’t tell you about climate change ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XNQFqUwCnU Read the video transcript ►…

Sam Harris: Is AI aligned with our human interests?

From Big Think. Explore every angle of the news at https://ground.news/bigthink to get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Plan. Compare coverage, spot bias, and deepen your understanding of the stories shaping our world. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Sam Harris: The great problem of our time ► https://youtu.be/cfAUbJgR0pE…

Depression and anxiety triggers are ‘best practices’ in bad journalism | Amanda Ripley

From Big Think. "These days, no national news network is trusted by more than half of American adults. And that’s a problem." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Who will you become during a crisis? ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LmDJEywwRw The news is broken. In the United States, it may feel like our news…