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Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought AI & SocietyENFree will: The real casualty of the algorithm | Luke BurgisLuke BurgisOctober 28, 2026 29 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Free WillSocial ContagionAlgorithm
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Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Religion & BeliefsENPantheism: The view that the world and God are one | Jack SymesJack SymesOctober 20, 2026 29 min★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3/5Evil God ChallengePhilosophical TheologyAtheism
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought HistoryENThe industrial revolution as humanity’s mitochondrial event | Blaise Aguera y ArcasBlaise Agüera y ArcasOctober 15, 2026 33 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AGIIntelligenceIndustrial Revolution
Formal & Physical Sciences Philosophy & EthicsENWhat separates the living from the inert has little to do with its material | Blaise Aguera y ArcasBlaise Agüera y ArcasOctober 14, 2026 24 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5FunctionalismArtificial LifeSubstrate Independence
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENThe bootstrapping paradox behind every living thing | Blaise Aguera y ArcasBlaise Aguera y ArcasOctober 13, 2026 29 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5SymbiogenesisEvolutionLife Definition
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Religion & BeliefsENThe Christian values hidden in America’s political design | Jonathan RauchJonathan RauchOctober 8, 2026 30 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ChristianityLiberal DemocracyCivic Theology
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Politics & InstitutionsENThe political philosophy under attack from both the left and the right | Jonathan RauchJonathan RauchOctober 7, 2026 27 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5LiberalismPolitical PhilosophyCancel Culture
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Philosophy & EthicsENThe political philosophy everyone argues about but rarely defines | Jonathan RauchJonathan RauchOctober 6, 2026 34 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5LiberalismPolitical PhilosophySocial Technology
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Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Personal DevelopmentENThe 5 necessary elements for a happier life | Tal Ben-ShaharTal Ben-ShaharSeptember 30, 2026 37 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5HappinessPositive PsychologySPIRE
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Personal DevelopmentENStop theorizing about your goals and actually take action | Tal Ben-ShaharTal Ben-ShaharSeptember 29, 2026 29 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Knowing-Doing GapMinimal Viable InterventionsHappiness
Life & Natural Systems PaleontologyENThe bizarre origin story of mammals | Steve BrusatteSteve BrusatteSeptember 24, 2026 38 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5MammalsPaleontologyEvolution
Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENThese 5 things reduce your probability of developing Alzheimer's | Lisa GenovaLisa GenovaSeptember 22, 2026 20 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Alzheimer'sBrain HealthPrevention
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Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Personal DevelopmentENThe sound that immediately signals a lack of confidence | Vanessa Van EdwardsBig Think ClipsSeptember 15, 2026 15 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5CommunicationBody LanguagePower Cues
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Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought PsychologyENThis 2-min conversation made strangers feel closer than years of small talk | Daniel CoyleDaniel CoyleSeptember 9, 2026 30 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Group CulturePsychological SafetyVulnerability
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Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENThe 3-body problem Newton couldn't solve | Terence TaoTerence TaoSeptember 1, 2026 32 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5MathematicsTerence TaoFoundations
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Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENThe science of stress, coping, and recovery, in 22 minutes | Lisa DamourLisa DamourAugust 18, 2026 23 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5StressCopingRecovery
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