Sunday, 31 December 2023
Do you hate running? Then don't run!
If you're planning a health-related New Year's resolution, Wendy Suzuki (author of "Healthy Brain, Happy Life") has some advice for you: start small.
Saturday, 30 December 2023
MAGA Maniacs Are Ready To Bite The Dust For Trump
Trump supporters share their willingness to die for the former president. 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/3b1mlWo #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist
How to avoid unruly disagreements that make no progress
A clip from Big Think's top video of 2023 – "How productive arguments can bring us closer together | Bo Seo, Esther Perel, and Dan Shapiro" | Bo Seo, two-time debate world champion and author of "Good Arguments" talks about the foundation of a good disagreement.
Friday, 29 December 2023
Harvard professor’s 6-step guide to zen | Robert Waldinger
Eastern religion meets Western psychology: meet the Harvard professor who’s also a Zen priest as he explains how to relieve suffering using both faith and neuroscience. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, How to enter ‘flow state’ on command ► https://youtu.be/znwUCNrjpD4?si=Hr7h79RCjvr0vpk5 Delve into the teachings of Robert Waldinger, a psychiatrist and Zen priest, as he explores the essence of Zen Buddhism. Waldinger, who directs the long-running Harvard Study of Adult Development, discusses how Zen can help people discover the transformative power of impermanence, mindfulness, and the art of relieving suffering. He shares practical wisdom on cultivating loving-kindness, maintaining a beginner’s mind, and fostering fulfilling relationships. Whether you’re seeking inner peace or navigating relationships, Waldinger offers practical guidance for a more fulfilling existence. Read the video transcript ► https://ift.tt/I3VBlbw ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/RyBSG12 ►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/uaT8ZG4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Robert Waldinger: Dr. Robert Waldinger is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Center for Psychodynamic Therapy and Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development. He is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, he teaches Harvard medical students and psychiatry residents, and he is on the faculty of the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute. He is also a Zen priest. Dr. Waldinger earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and his MD from Harvard Medical School.
Thursday, 28 December 2023
Madoff, Holmes, Bankman-Fried – what do these "masterminds" of fraud have in common?
Kelly Richmond Pope, a professor of accounting, breaks down who commits fraud — and why.
Inside a real genius club: the Santa Fe Institute
This building in New Mexico welcomes some of the world’s most prestigious minds to work together on life’s biggest questions. Step inside the Sante Fe Institute. This video is an episode from @The-Well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch the full podcast now ► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_B7bI1QVmJBz9-5hI4sihQbxgcShW77l&si=yX6F_3lbdjrHA5do Complexity arises in any system in which multiple agents interact and adapt to one another and their environments. Examples of these complex systems include the nervous system, the Internet, ecosystems, economies, cities, and civilizations. Complexity science explores all of those systems, and more. And at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico, the globe’s smartest minds are researching across disciplines, cultures, and schools of thought to answer the biggest questions in science and philosophy. Our host Kmele Foster stepped into the Santa Fe Institute — renowned for its collaborative environment of vast disciplines and schools of thought — to speak with some of the most eccentric and genius minds in our world today. Read the video transcript ► https://ift.tt/ntLWuxz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Kmele Foster: Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur, commentator, and regular contributor to various national publications. He is the co-founder and co-host of The Fifth Column, a popular media criticism podcast. He is the head of content at Founders Fund, a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies, and a partner at Freethink, a digital media company focused on the people and ideas changing our world. Kmele also serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more from The Well: Actually, neuroscience suggests “the self” is real ► https://ift.tt/IdBcS9p Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein can illuminate the debate over generative AI ► https://ift.tt/UcSkZB4 Few of us desire true equality. It’s time to own up to it ► https://ift.tt/Vnsl6dF ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About The Well Do we inhabit a multiverse? Do we have free will? What is love? Is evolution directional? There are no simple answers to life’s biggest questions, and that’s why they’re the questions occupying the world’s brightest minds. Together, let's learn from them. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter ► https://bit.ly/thewellemailsignup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Well on your favorite platforms: ► Facebook: https://bit.ly/thewellFB ► Instagram: https://bit.ly/thewellIG
Wednesday, 27 December 2023
MAGA Is DELUSIONAL Over Harsh Reality Of Trump Charges
A Trump supporter claims Donald Trump has never told a lie. 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/wsUG1VY #JayarJackson #News #Watchlist
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