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Back to Search'The Next Big Idea Daily': Feel Like a Number? Learn How to Beat the System.
In Robin Hood Math, mathematics professor Noah Giansiracusa shows how understanding a little math can help you push back against a world that keeps r…
5 months ago
Can Rogue Archeologists Bring the Past Back to Life?
We have a pretty good idea what ancient civilizations looked like. But what did they taste, smell, and feel like?
📕 Dinner with King Tut by Sam Kean
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'The Next Big Idea Daily': Why Your Teen Thinks You're an Idiot
If you’ve raised an adolescent (or been one), you already know it’s a life stage that can feel like an emotional rollercoaster—full of drama, defianc…
5 months, 1 week ago
WHAT WE VALUE: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Making Better Choices
All day long, your brain makes subconscious value calculations. It looks at every decision and asks, "What is going to be most rewarding for me right…
5 months, 1 week ago
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Take a Nap
Neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli explains how doing nothing might be the best thing you do all day. His new book is The Brain at Rest: How the Art and S…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
SUPER AGERS (Part 2): Eric Topol on Sleep, GLP-1s, and AI
In part two of our interview with Eric Topol, author of the New York Times bestseller Super Agers, we cover how to get a good night's sleep, why one …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
'The Next Big Idea Daily': Your Doctor Might Be Ignoring What’s Making You Sick
According to Wendy Johnson, real wellness starts with community, nature, and rethinking everything we’ve been told.
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5 months, 3 weeks ago
SUPER AGERS (Part 1): The Revolutionary New Science of Longevity
For years, cardiologist Eric Topol hunted for the rarest people in America: those over 80 who had never been sick. When he finally found 1,400 of the…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
‘The Next Big Idea Daily’: Human History on Drugs
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When we talk about the forces that shape history, we usuall…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
GENIUS MYTH: The Dangerous Allure of Rule-Breakers
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Arthur Schopenhauer said, “Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.” Thomas Edis…
6 months ago