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TED Talks Daily Book Club: Essential questions to ask y...

How much do you think about your future self? If your answer is not much, you're...

The hidden cost of buying gold | Claudia Vega

Gold may glitter, but the hidden cost of mining it is devastating. Amazon resear...

How to raise confident kids in an age of anxiety | Leno...

The secret to reducing childhood anxiety is actually quite simple: just let kids...

The best thing that could happen to the energy industry...

History has been written by whoever controls the dominant fuel of the era — unti...

Going viral taught me the internet is broken — but fixa...

Digital strategist Deja Foxx went viral for speaking up at a town meeting — and ...

Inside the Gaza peace plan | Ian Bremmer

October 7 marks the second anniversary of Hamas' horrific attack on Israel — and...

Your relationship expectations could be holding you bac...

What if the secret to a happy relationship isn’t following the rules, but rewrit...

What separates us from chimpanzees? | Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall hasn't found the missing link, but she's come closer than nearly an...

Can AI make us more human? A social psychologist and a ...

As AI continues to integrate into our workplaces, how do we ensure we don’t lose...

(#2) Elise’s Top Ten: You don't actually know what your...

"You are constantly becoming a new person," says journalist Shankar Vedantam. In...

(#1) Elise’s Top Ten: The psychology of your future sel...

"Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished." Dan...

The link between evolution and language | Richard Dawkins

Languages drift, adapt and evolve much like living species. In this wide-ranging...

Yancey Strickler and Jenny Du: How do you rethink how t...

What happens when following the “right” path leads you to the “wrong” place? Kic...

Why your zip code shouldn’t determine your lifespan | D...

What if ending food insecurity meant ditching charity models that haven’t been u...

A practical guide to taking control of your life | Cate...

The real lever of a meaningful life isn’t intelligence or hustle — it’s personal...

A multigenerational musical journey | Yijia Tu

In an enchanting talk and performance, singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwri...

A corporate job isn’t the only path to success. Here’s ...

Are you unemployed, or just an entrepreneur who doesn’t know it yet? Drawing on ...

The hidden logic of human harmony | Steven Pinker

Common knowledge is the secret engine of social life, letting us coordinate ever...

Sunday Pick: Protecting your time with Linda Babcock | ...

In this season of WorkLife, we’re pairing each of our regular episodes with a co...

How to preserve your private life in the age of social ...

Growing up in the public eye, multi-hyphenate creator Bryce Dallas Howard experi...

A bold idea to rebuild the working class | Molly Hemstreet

Struggling communities don’t need handouts — they need bold new ways to root wea...

Is AI ruining music? | Dustin Ballard

What makes music “real” — is it the instruments, the voice, the creator’s intent...

The wonder of weightlifting | Jaime Seeman

With humor and hard science, obstetrician and gynecologist Jaime Seeman reveals ...

The powerful promise of Earth’s harshest places | Lei Z...

Clean energy visionary Lei Zhang loves the Gobi Desert — the most Mars-like plac...

How ethics can help you make better decisions | Michael...

What would Immanuel Kant say about a fender bender? In a surprisingly funny trip...

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