Life Skills/Coaching: February 2026

Saturday, 28 February 2026

How scientists made a mummy | Sam Kean

Friday, 27 February 2026

MAGA Stooges Try To Embarrass Hillary Clinton... It Does NOT End Well

James Comer drags Hillary Clinton into a closed-door Capitol Hill deposition meant to protect Donald Trump, only for Lauren Boebert’s leaked photo, missing FBI records, and mounting questions about Trump’s past to explode into a full-blown House Oversight spectacle. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/Nohk5FO #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Why people sabotage relationships | Alain de Botton @theschooloflifetv

Friday Watch Party! Hillary Testifies, ICE Car Chase Causes Another Accident, Get Your Wkend Bevs!

LIVE Watch Party EVERYDAY at Noon EST!! #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: / jayarjackson Jayar’s Instagram: / jayarjackson #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

The modern dating myths that cause romantic sabotage | Alain de Botton: Full Interview

Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://ift.tt/VDw81TQ Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The science of sex, love, and attachment | Dr. Helen Fisher: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORAaaBevtT4 We want to believe that love is guided by instinct, and that following our heart will lead us to our ideal soulmate. Alain de Botton argues that our romantic lives are shaped more by the emotional patterns we learned in childhood than by destiny. 0:14 Chapter 1: Our destructive romantic culture 1:42 How romanticism reshaped love 7:17 The cultural myths that sabotage love 10:02 Chapter 2: Lessons on love from psychotherapy 11:20 What childhood teaches us about love 14:20 Attachment theory and early separation 17:25 When familiarity matters more than happiness 24:40 Chapter 3: The playbook for a successful relationship 26:41 How are you crazy? 29:24 What therapy makes possible 34:41 Why you will marry the wrong person 42:33 Social media and the blame reflex 47:25 Chapter 4: Overcoming status anxiety and loneliness 49:00 Status anxiety in a secular age 50:30 The lost safety valves of older societies 52:31 The need for secular temples 55:02 Love as the bridge out of isolation Read the video transcript ► https://ift.tt/PrFEvwX © Freethink Media Inc., All Rights Reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Youtube Member Get exclusive classes and early, ad-free access to new releases without leaving Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@bigthink/membership/ ►Become a Big Think Web Member Get the entire Big Think Class library, premium print issues, live events, and more. https://ift.tt/PyomEYH ►Subscribe to Big Think on Substack Get all of your favorite Big Think content delivered to your inbox. https://ift.tt/xu6QjVy ►Listen to Big Think Interviews on Spotify Insights from the world's biggest thinkers, now as a podcast https://ift.tt/80ThndQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Alain de Botton: Alain de Botton was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1969 and now lives in London. He is a writer of essayistic books that have been described as a 'philosophy of everyday life.' He’s written on love, travel, architecture and literature. His books have been bestsellers in 30 countries. Alain also started and helps to run a school in London called The School of Life, dedicated to a new vision of education. Alain's latest book is titled Religion for Atheists and is published in the Netherlands, Italy, Korea, Turkey and Brazil in 2011 and in the UK, US and other territories in 2012. Alain started writing at a young age. His first book, Essays in Love [titled On Love in the US], was published when he was twenty-three.

Thursday, 26 February 2026

Pam Bondi PANICS As Withheld Trump Revelations Come To Light

The Epstein files drop with bombshell omissions, as the Justice Department quietly withholds FBI interview notes detailing allegations against Donald Trump—turning what was billed as transparency into a glaring question of what, and who, is being protected. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/nJFUxXD #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Thursday Watch Party! Trump DOJ Has No Answer to Revelations of Hidden Trump Accusations

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Trump Team CAUGHT OFF GUARD As Survivors Turn Up The Pressure

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, Epstein survivors step to the microphones and shatter the silence, demanding answers about missing files, vanished FBI interviews, and a government they say is protecting power while ignoring the people it failed. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/nJFUxXD #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Republicans Publicly Embarrass Themselves Groveling Before Trump

Donald Trump delivers a State of the Union demanding adoration as Ted Cruz and a chorus of Republicans heap on reverence, only for the cameras to reveal a jaw-dropping display of ego, awkward snubs, and political devotion that turns the night into a spectacle MAGA spin machines can’t quite polish. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/1Uzvl7d #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

How we know attachment matters | Alain de Botton @theschooloflifetv

Wednesday Watch Party! Epstein Survivors Call Out Trump Admin/James Carville Goes OFF

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

MAGA Allies SCREWED After Hearing Reveals Secret ICE Orders

Mike Johnson and fellow MAGA allies repeat their familiar dismissals of warrants and oversight, only to have a whistleblower hearing expose testimony and details that align uncomfortably with the very rhetoric they’ve been selling to the public. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/1Uzvl7d #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

ICE Officials SILENT After Whistleblower Drops Damning Testimony

Ryan Schwank detonates a Senate hearing with explosive testimony alleging gutted ICE training, abandoned constitutional safeguards, and a DHS leadership pipeline unleashing dangerously unprepared agents into American cities. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/eFWPpsH #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Tuesday Watch Party! ICE Whistleblower Exposes Purposefully UnConstitutional Training

Monday, 23 February 2026

How large is the universe? | Brian Cox

Monday Watch Party! The BEST Damn Day of the Week!

Saturday, 21 February 2026

Trump Rally Goes HORRIBLY WRONG As Herschel Walker Rambles Onstage

Herschel Walker steps up to champion Donald Trump at a rally-style appearance meant to energize the MAGA base, only to unleash a cascade of baffling rhetoric on women’s sports, the Bible, and voter ID that revives memories of his Georgia Senate run and raises fresh questions about the political spectacle orbiting the Republican Party. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/WB927S0 #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Friday, 20 February 2026

Friday Watch Party! Tech Difficulties Tried to Stop the Party...Lets Get Into IT!!

The Chip War, explained in 54 minutes | Chris Miller: Full Interview

Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://ift.tt/Nxhf59o Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, How an AI chip war could destroy the global economy | Chris Miller for The Freethink Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foYWzdvajvo The story of the chip is a story about geopolitics and scarcity. From $20 billion fabrication plants to machines built by a single Dutch firm, the supply chain behind your devices is both miraculous and astonishingly fragile. Chris Miller sat down with us in July 2024 to explain why the AI race, U.S.–China tensions, and the future of economic dominance, all rest on this tiny square of silicon. 0:48 Chapter One: How to build a microchip 1:40 The center of our modern life 5:00 Inside the microchip 8:00 The unmatched pace of computing 11:32 Moore’s Law in the age of AI 14:07 The cutting edge of chip technology 16:56 Chapter 2: The first chip builders 20:00 Silicon Valley was built on chips 23:20 Chapter 3: Global impact 25:15 How the chip supply chain split apart 31:20 The manufacturing model that changed everything 37:36 The COVID-19 chip shortage 42:46 The ubiquity of chips in modern life 46:53 The CHIPS Act 48:00 Chapter 4: The AI revolution 51:35 The power problem Read the video transcript ► https://ift.tt/RbLkldf © Freethink Media Inc., All Rights Reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Youtube Member Get exclusive classes and early, ad-free access to new releases without leaving Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@bigthink/membership/ ►Become a Big Think Web Member Get the entire Big Think Class library, premium print issues, live events, and more. https://ift.tt/E4uOgSo ►Subscribe to Big Think on Substack Get all of your favorite Big Think content delivered to your inbox. https://ift.tt/bXFQM61 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Chris Miller: Chris Miller is a professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank in Washington, D.C. He is the author of the book Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology.

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Journalist Shares Devastating Border Update, Story Takes Heavy Turn

Univision correspondent Lidia Terrazas walks straight into a deportation story officials would rather keep out of frame, as her reporting from Dilley, Texas to Mexico clashes with DHS talking points, ICE operations, and the disturbing human fallout left behind. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/ytGzdHR #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Thursday Watch Party!! Updates on 2 Month Old in U.S. Concentration Camp/Trump Family Corruption

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Trump Spokesperson SUDDENLY FLEES As Shell Company Trail Emerges

Tricia McLaughlin exits DHS after loyally defending Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, only to leave behind ProPublica revelations, shell company questions, and an uncomfortable trail of contracts, conflicts, and self-enrichment allegations that now speak louder than the narrative she spent months promoting. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/pHGoTwl #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Trump Narrative Fractures As Latest Detention Report Shakes DHS

Donald Trump’s immigration machine barrels forward under DHS and Stephen Miller, only to run headfirst into ProPublica’s reporting, Joaquin Castro’s warnings, and the disturbing reality inside the Dilley Texas ICE detention center. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/pHGoTwl #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Wednesday Watch Party! Back LIVE After a Quick Break From the Issues!

Tuesday, 17 February 2026

CNN Host RIPS INTO Dr. Oz As Outbreaks Skyrocket Under Watch

RFK Jr’s vaccine record collides head-on with Dana Bash’s measles questions as Dr. Oz scrambles on CNN to defend the administration, only for South Carolina’s outbreak numbers, past RFK statements, and the reality of MMR science to rip straight through the talking points. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/GX4ilCr #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

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Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/uPAYwxH #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Monday, 16 February 2026

This is the most distant object we created | Brian Cox

MON WatchParty! The BEST Damn Day of the Week! Massie Fears Life/Joy Reid Confronts Rep Jeffries

Your brain wasn’t built to hold this much information | Richard Cytowic

Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://ift.tt/KY7hCB2 Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The terrifying ways that social media is altering teenage brains | Clare Morell: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_Q4DyWY48 Your brain isn’t broken, but it may seem like that because of how the screen age overwhelms your biology. Neurologist Richard Cytowic argues that attention is a finite energy budget, not a virtue, and modern life is engineered to exhaust it. Read the video transcript ► https://ift.tt/NPlM35y © Freethink Media Inc., All Rights Reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Youtube Member Get exclusive classes and early, ad-free access to new releases without leaving Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@bigthink/membership/ ►Become a Big Think Web Member Get the entire Big Think Class library, premium print issues, live events, and more. https://ift.tt/gkj4wQv ►Subscribe to Big Think on Substack Get all of your favorite Big Think content delivered to your inbox. https://ift.tt/TxP2mVO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Richard Cytowic: Richard Cytowic is Professor of Neurology at George Washington University. His books include Synesthesia, The Man Who Tasted Shapes, The Neurological Side of Neuropsychology, and Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age.

Friday, 13 February 2026

Does punishing kids actually work | Dr. Becky Kennedy

FRI Watch Party! Beverages on Tap! MAGA Normalization of White Supremacy in Govt on Full Display

Thursday, 12 February 2026

Pam Bondi FREEZES As Dem Drops The Question She Feared Most

Pam Bondi faces Ted Lieu in a volatile House Judiciary hearing as Epstein file questions collide with scrutiny of Donald Trump’s past social behavior, raising explosive concerns about whether the attorney general’s testimony crossed into misleading territory under oath. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/dZa6HmK #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Pam Bondi IMPLODES As Lies Catch Up To Her In Hearing

Pam Bondi walks into a DOJ hearing determined to defend Donald Trump and change the subject, only to discover that the Epstein files, the unanswered questions, and a room full of lawmakers are waiting to dismantle the narrative she tried to control. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/DVUlP1T #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Thursday Watch Party! Did Yall See that Embarrassing & Hilarious Performance Bondi Put On?

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Ro Khanna DETONATES Redactions With Unfiltered Names On House Floor

Ro Khanna’s decision to read previously hidden names into the record sends shockwaves through Washington, signaling that the battle over DOJ and FBI redactions is no longer unfolding behind closed doors but in full public view. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/DVUlP1T #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Lutnick SWEATS BULLETS As Senators Dig Into His Epstein History

As Howard Lutnick struggles under questioning about his Jeffrey Epstein ties, the Senate exchange exposes how powerful elites keep rewriting their stories, raising unsettling questions about accountability, political protection, and what Washington would rather you not examine too closely. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/DVUlP1T #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Why conflict is good | Steve Stoute

Steve Stoute, recently featured in the New York Times as “The C.E.O. Other C.E.O.s Turn to for Advice”, explains the importance of conflict. Watch the first lesson from Stoute's class for free or unlock over 100+ expert classes like this one by becoming a Big Think Member at bigthink.com/membership.

Wednesday Watch Party! Howard Lutnick Cant Escape Lies About Contact With Epstein

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Piers Morgan SETS UP Megyn Kelly For A Meltdown… Then LAUGHS

Megyn Kelly’s unhinged reaction to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show detonates a familiar right-wing script, revealing how Trump-aligned media figures and conservative influencers use “culture” and “language” as code for a deeper fear of an America they can no longer dominate. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/x4CypjI #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

GOP Gets A RUDE AWAKENING Inside The Epstein Files

Republicans are suddenly panicking after seeing the unredacted Epstein files for themselves, revealing how deep the cover-up runs, why Ghislaine Maxwell is being protected, and how far Donald Trump and GOP leadership will go to shield powerful men at the expense of victims. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/x4CypjI #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Ghislaine PLEADS FIFTH Under Oath As Trump’s Cover Story Starts Fraying

Ghislaine Maxwell’s eerie silence before Congress feels less like a legal defense and more like a signal flare to power, suggesting Epstein’s secrets remain locked away as long as Donald Trump holds the keys to mercy. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/UZoMdKJ #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Tuesday Watch Party! Congressional Members Respond to Unredacted Epstein File Access

Monday, 9 February 2026

Massie Gets CUT OFF On Stage After Refusing To Fall In Line

Republican power brokers literally yank the mic from Thomas Massie in Kentucky as Trump allies attempt to silence dissent, demonstrating once again that when Epstein questions and loyalty tests surface, the GOP’s devotion to free speech evaporates on command. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/UZoMdKJ #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Trump’s Super Bowl Ad FAILS Miserably As Bad Bunny Makes History

Trump and his allies hijacked the Super Bowl spotlight to push propaganda, smear Bad Bunny’s message of unity, and distract from economic damage and Epstein-linked scandals, showing how far the modern GOP will go when the country stops buying their lies. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/UZoMdKJ #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Why we can't see the smallest things | Brian Cox

MON Watch Party! The BEST Damn Day of the Week! KY GOP Snatch Massie's Mic!? Trump Hates Bad Bunny

Sunday, 8 February 2026

Lindsey Graham Desperately GROVELS For Cash As Senate Slips Away

Lindsey Graham’s panicked Fox News money-begging demonstrates how the modern GOP has devolved into a Trump-serving operation, openly mocking courts, shredding the Constitution, and proving just how fast Republicans will abandon democracy when power—and donations—are on the line. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/ErtRLpK #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Saturday, 7 February 2026

GOP Neglect BACKFIRES As Democrat Lays Out Plan For Louisiana

Louisiana Democrats are mounting a last stand as Ken Barnes takes on the Republican supermajority, exposing how GOP misrule, insurance profiteering, and climate denial are wrecking New Orleans and the Gulf Coast while national media barely pays attention. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/OJQPy7S #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Friday, 6 February 2026

Friday Watch Party! Get Your Weekend Beverages Ready, Comer Just Cornered Trump! Dummy!

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Homan Can't Keep It Together As ICE Morale Plummets

Trump’s immigration enforcer Tom Homan is melting down on TV as ICE morale collapses, Minneapolis pushes back, and the MAGA machine exposes itself as an authoritarian grift that chews up agents, terrorizes communities, and demands blind loyalty while delivering nothing but lies and unpaid promises. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/h80BLvo #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

ICE Agents VISIBLY RATTLED As Driver Refuses To Be Intimidated

A shocking Minneapolis confrontation shows an Uber driver calmly dismantling ICE agents as they corner him at work over his accent and citizenship, revealing how Trump-era immigration enforcement has metastasized into roadside intimidation, racial profiling, and authoritarian harassment of ordinary Americans just trying to earn a living. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/h80BLvo #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist

Get on the plane | Steve Stoute

Steve Stoute, former record executive at Sony Music and Interscope Geffen A&M, explains the importance of prioritizing physical presence. Watch the first lesson from Stoute's class for free or unlock over 100+ expert classes like this one by becoming a Big Think Member at bigthink.com/membership.

Thurs Watch Party! ICE Agents Not Happy Despite the Terrorism/Vance Wants Fun with Epstein

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Wednesday Watch Party!!

Loneliness has a bad reputation. Here's why this should change.

We created this video in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators. What does it really mean when you feel lonely? The answer depends on your perception. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Watch the full Perception Box series ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5uULy4b0kV4iomWS7CzqCdOCwj0lFnLr&si=yCY6Ee7m6bpj7E-y In this video, a psychologist, a social scientist, and a public health researcher explore why loneliness has become so common and how it affects both the mind and the body. They explain why friendships are disappearing, how loneliness changes our health, and why being alone doesn’t always have to be a bad thing. Instead of treating loneliness as a personal failure, they suggest seeing it as a signal that helps us understand what we need and how to reconnect. Read more from this interview ► https://ift.tt/piWLFAg Explore the Perception Box series hub ► https://ift.tt/S80qCRT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more. https://ift.tt/An1P4sJ ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business. https://ift.tt/ueSrIqz

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Tuesday Watch Party! Fake Deportation Hotline Forces Hateful Woman to Face Her Conscience

The surprisingly simple rules most investors break | Barry Ritholtz

Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://ift.tt/89xNc5y Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The investment traps that destroy wealth and how to avoid them with Barry Ritholtz | Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-UqYUfvwss Most investors think beating the market is about picking the right stock at the right time. Barry Ritholtz shows why that’s mostly an illusion. © Freethink Media Inc., All Rights Reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Youtube Member Get exclusive classes and early, ad-free access to new releases without leaving Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@bigthink/membership/ ►Become a Big Think Web Member Get the entire Big Think Class library, premium print issues, live events, and more. https://ift.tt/0Bo4Hvt ►Subscribe to Big Think on Substack Get all of your favorite Big Think content delivered to your inbox. https://ift.tt/q3yTUgt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Barry Ritholtz: Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in 2013, RWM is a financial planning and asset management firm, with over $6.4 billion dollars in assets under management. RWM was named ETF Advisor of the Year, is on the Financial Times Top 300 Advisors in the US, and is the 4th fastest-growing RIA in America. His career history is filled with cutting-edge innovation and influential new ideas: He was one of the earliest traders to embrace behavioral economics, he created one of the first and most popular market blogs; his podcast was groundbreaking and among the earliest in the investment spaces. Named one of the “15 Most Important Economic Journalists” in the United States, he has been called one of the 25 Most Dangerous People in Financial Media. He writes a weekly column for Bloomberg Opinion (2013- 2021) and wrote a twice-monthly column on Personal Finance and Investing for The Washington Post (2011-2016). His latest book, “How Not To Invest: The ideas, numbers, and behaviors that destroy wealth – and how to avoid them” was published on March 18, 2025.

Monday, 2 February 2026

Mon Watch Party! The BEST Damn Day of the Week! Dems Winning in Special Elections/TrumpStein Files

Do reasons for living eventually run out? | Alex O'Connor

Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://ift.tt/fg34BUT Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The strongest arguments for and against the existence of God | Alex O'Connor: Full Interview ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqWTlUOhowk Most people go through their lives with perfectly good reasons for what they do, and almost no reason to question these reasons. What happens when we ask why ordinary actions feel self-justifying, and what happens when that chain of “becauses” finally runs out? Alex O’Connor explores. Read the video transcript ► https://ift.tt/Vlj8Yep © Freethink Media Inc., All Rights Reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Youtube Member Get exclusive classes and early, ad-free access to new releases without leaving Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/@bigthink/membership/ ►Become a Big Think Web Member Get the entire Big Think Class library, premium print issues, live events, and more. https://ift.tt/St8V1Fk ►Subscribe to Big Think on Substack Get all of your favorite Big Think content delivered to your inbox. https://ift.tt/m4rsEAS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Alex O'Connor: Alex O’Connor, also known as Cosmic Skeptic, is an English public speaker and content creator recognized for his work on philosophy, ethics, religion, and secularism. He hosts the podcast Within Reason

Sunday, 1 February 2026

Louisiana Senate Candidate WARNS Public As ICE Goes Door-To-Door

Louisiana Senate District 3 candidate Ken Barnes breaks down the terrifying ICE Border Patrol door-to-door raids and explains what protections you still have—while MAGA leaders like Trump, Stephen Miller, and Kristi Noem normalize intimidation tactics, warrantless intrusions, and a creeping authoritarian crackdown. Jayar Jackson breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below! Jayar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Jayar’s Instagram: https://ift.tt/f5WXtvF #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist