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Why building new proteins from scratch is our new superpower | David Baker
The rapidly evolving field of protein design is revealing solutions to some of the world’s greatest problems, whether it's blocking a virus, breaking…
9 months ago
Are we heading toward World War III? | Heni Ozi Cukier
In this urgent talk, political scientist Heni Ozi Cukier analyzes the social, economic, political and military conditions that preceded the last two …
9 months, 1 week ago
How to get people to do what you want | Barry Sonnenfeld
As a film and television director, Barry Sonnenfeld had millions of dollars riding on his ability to get his cast and crew to play along — and much o…
9 months, 1 week ago
700 million people still live without electricity. Here’s how to fix that | Jacqueline Novogratz
Impact investor and Acumen CEO Jacqueline Novogratz unveils a bold vision to bring off-grid solar electricity to 700 million people still living in d…
9 months, 1 week ago
What silence can teach you about sound | Dallas Taylor (re-release)
What can you hear in silence? In this exploration of sound, host of the podcast "Twenty Thousand Hertz" Dallas Taylor tells the story of arguably the…
9 months, 1 week ago
Sunday Pick: How to value friendship (w/ Rhaina Cohen) | How to Be a Better Human
What would it look like if we took friendship as seriously as we take romance? Rhaina Cohen, author of the book The Other Significant Others: Reimagi…
9 months, 1 week ago
Stories of photographing monumental people -- from Michelle Obama to Stephen Hawking | Platon
With his art, photographer Platon seeks to strip away assumptions and leave viewers with a window into his subject's character, filling our eyes with…
9 months, 1 week ago
The jokes AI won’t tell | Jena Friedman
Could a robot ever be funny? In a sharp standup act, comedian Jena Friedman lambasts the mad dash to develop AI and offers a surprising take on why i…
9 months, 1 week ago
Why good people become bad bosses | Jamie Woolf and Christopher Bell
You’ve probably had a bad boss, but you might not realize how easy it is to become one. Leadership experts Jamie Woolf and Christopher Bell unpack “p…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it | Nora McInerny (re-release)
In a talk that's by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her can…
9 months, 2 weeks ago