Why do we feel nostalgia?
[4:08] Nostalgia was once considered an illness confined to specific groups of people. Today, people all over the worl…
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Robert Sapolsky: The biology of our best and worst selves
[15:51] How can humans be so compassionate and altruistic — and also so brutal and violent? To understand why we d…
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Daniel Goleman: Your Brain Is Hardwired for Love—Meditation Helps You Fully Express It
[5:33] Meditation is a lot more than just chilling out and reflecting. It can actually rewire your brain to become a bett…
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Meditation: Joe Rogan, Sam Harris & Dan Harris discuss
[23:17] Joe Rogan discusses the topic of meditation with Sam Harris, and Dan Harris. [Video and text source: JRE Clips Y…
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Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal on Stealing Fire
[1:30:50] Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal speak about their new book Stealing Fire at the Soho House NYC. [Video and text s…
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Amy Herman: 4 Steps for Optimizing Situational Awareness and Visual Intelligence
[4;41] Amy Herman teaches visual intelligence to doctors, intelligence analysts and the NYPD. Here she runs through h…
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What Causes Runner’s High?
[2:55] After a good distance of running, you might have felt a sensation of happiness. That is the runner’s high a…
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The Seven Deadly Sins
[7:30] The Seven Deadly Sins were a list of psychological flaws first identified by Christianity in the 4th century. Ch…
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The Neural Origins of Breathing
[3:56] Breathing is automatic. You don’t have to think in order to breathe, but breathing does require brainwork. An…
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Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower
[2:43] Practicing mindfulness is one of the single most powerful things you can do for your wellbeing. [Video and text s…
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