How your cognitive biases lead to terrible investing behaviors | Barry Ritholtz: Full Interview

From Big Think. “Let me walk you through the biggest traps that you should be aware of that are a danger to your financial wellbeing.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The most powerful way to think about money ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugIuHWc6Nuc You probably think investing is about markets and strategy, but…

Are we the first civilization in the Milky Way? | David Kipping

From Big Think. “Deep down the natural endpoint of this whole goal of looking for planets is to answer the question: are we alone?” 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 Astronomer David Kipping explores humanity’s oldest question: if…

The science of romantic love, explained an anthropologist | Helen Fisher

From Big Think. “No matter what their gods were, what they did for a living, what they wore, the songs they sang, everything varies except love, and everybody loves.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The science of sex, love, and attachment | Dr. Helen Fisher: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORAaaBevtT4 From…

Sean Carroll: Are we living in a clockwork universe?

From Big Think. “The universe clicks along in perfect accord with the laws of physics forever.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Sean Carroll explains why physics is both simple and impossible | Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TBNJyztai0 What if the universe is a machine, and every moment in our past, present,…

Addictions and habits, explained by a neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a journalist

From Big Think. We created this video in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators. Your brain makes habits stick. The good news? The same science shows how to replace the bad ones. 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 Why are bad habits so hard to break? Neuroscientist…

The psychology of loneliness

From Big Think. This interview is an episode from ‪@The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch all of Kross’s interviews ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_B7bI1QVmJCicywliIA6EcD5U1ks8HZN Popular media has made loneliness look bad, but is it really? Author and psychologist Ethan Kross explains…

Saving young men starts with changing how we talk about them | Richard Reeves

From Big Think. “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.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The real reasons young men are checking…

How to rewire your anxiety into authenticity | Jesse Eisenberg for Big Think+

From Big Think. “The way my mind works is just out of anxiety and catastrophization.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The smartest people have mastered these 6 core skills | Michael Watkins for Big Think+ ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32z8Ax1j-Q4 Anxiety doesn’t vanish with practice. In fact, in actor Jesse Eisenberg’s experience, it…

The power of criticism — and the cost of silence

From Big Think. This interview is an episode from ‪@The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the ‪@JohnTempletonFoundation Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Mchangama’s next interview ► True free speech, explained in 6 minutes https://youtu.be/F4HTlRwMdlI America’s real danger isn’t free speech. It’s silence. Founder of The…

Bessel van der Kolk: Trauma isn’t the event, it’s the response

From Big Think. "One of the largest mitigating factors against getting traumatized is who is there for you at that particular time." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, How the body keeps the score on trauma | Bessel van der Kolk for Big Think+ ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTefkqYQz8g Trauma doesn’t vanish when danger…

I study patience in a lab. Here’s what I’ve found.

From Big Think. This interview is an episode from ‪@The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the ‪@JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Schnitker’s next interview ► Is virtue worth pursuing? A psychologist explains https://youtu.be/qIUnvXZHkkg Feeling more impatient lately? It’s not entirely your fault. Sarah Schnitker,…

Why the American dream no longer moves upward | Derek Thompson

From Big Think. “This is a world in which we’ve essentially given ourselves the tools to stop the construction of the most important product in American lives in the places where Americans often most want to move.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, One generation’s solutions, this generation’s disease | Derek…

How to train your nervous system for optimal performance | Steven Kotler

From Big Think. "If you’re interested in human performance, what you want is something that’s reliable and repeatable, and thus you want neurobiology because neurobiology gives you mechanism." Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The science of effortlessness: How to activate flow | Steven Kotler: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZIn9tfeQ2I Most explanations…