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Saving young men starts with changing how we talk about them | Richard Reeves (Ad-free)

How fiction reveals truths journalism cannot | Lawrence Wright

How fiction reveals truths journalism cannot | Lawrence Wright (Ad-free)

Stop fighting your anxiety and start using it | Jesse Eisenberg for Big Think+

The power of criticism — and the cost of silence

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Why trauma can destroy our ability to connect with others | Bessel van der Kolk

Brian Cox: How black holes have haunted physicists for 200 years | (Ad-free)

Brian Cox: Why even Einstein doubted the existence of black holes

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Millennials: the immobile generation | Derek Thompson

Why the American dream no longer moves upward | Derek Thompson (Ad-free)

The brain mechanisms that unlock human potential | Steven Kotler

How to train your nervous system for optimal performance | Steven Kotler (Ad-free)

Experts from 4 different fields define consciousness

Not all effort leads to character. Here’s why.

A simple tool for better communication during toxic conflict | Amanda Ripley

The 4 hidden forces underneath every argument | Amanda Ripley (Ad-free)

Your brain: the most important sex organ in the body | Emily Nagoski

The neuroscience of arousal | Emily Nagoski (Ad-free)

The case for free speech (even when it’s harmful)

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Inside the mind of a white-collar criminal | Kelly Richmond Pope

Inside the mind of a white-collar criminal | Kelly Richmond Pope (Ad-free)

One neuroscientist’s deep dive into perception and reality | Christof Koch

Why goodness still matters in a self-optimized world

The real reasons young men are checking out of society | Richard Reeves: Full Interview

Richard Reeves: Why working-class men are facing the sharpest decline | Full Interview (Ad-free)