FarmKind sends 100% of donations to charities helping farmed animals. Use code APERTURETHINKING for a 50% boost on monthly donations. $15/month can spare about 350 animals a year: http://farmkind.giving/aperturethinking Self-awareness doesn’t make any sense. When psychologist Tasha Eurich asked, 95% of people claimed to be self-aware. And it’s not surprising. […]
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We created this video in partnership with Unlikely Collaborators. Andrew Holecek spends time in complete darkness: no light, no sound, no sensory distractions. Here’s what he says happens to the mind after the panic wears off. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 We spend our lives reaching for […]
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Use code APERTUREDEAL at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/aperturedeal For all of human history, we’ve been fascinated with the concept of death. It spawned entire cultures, mythologies, and religions. Still, we’ve never been able to figure out what happens when we die. But in […]
