Our best guesses at the mystery of memory, with Lisa Genova Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► 4 ways to hack your memory https://youtu.be/SCsztDMGP7o Every time we learn something new, our brain changes. There are four basic steps in creating a memory: encoding, consolidation, storage, […]
Devil’s Advocate: Why worry about fascism? with Jason Stanley Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next: ►► The 10 tactics of fascism https://youtu.be/CpCKkWMbmXU Fascism is a very particular ideological structure. The first pillar is the Mythic Past. Then there’s Propaganda. Anti-intellectualism. Unreality. Hierarchy. Victimhood. Law and order. […]
How to master “natural” leadership, with Alisa Cohn Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► How leaders influence people to believe, with Michael Dowling https://youtu.be/_Kv2vz1MQNA Impostor syndrome is the feeling that you don’t belong somewhere — such as a prestigious school or high-performing job — because […]
The ugly psychology behind scapegoating, with Luke Burgis Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► How to learn from failure and quit the blame game | Alisa Cohn | Big Think https://youtu.be/BMRq38ECmFc Did you know that our desires are not entirely our own? Desires are imitated […]
Collective illusions lie to us. Here’s what they are, with Todd Rose Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► How to find fulfillment: Lessons from ‘dark horse’ success https://youtu.be/uhKlA4JjZvI “Collective illusions” is a situation where most people in a group go along with an opinion they […]
How to defeat debaters who deal in distractions, according to two-time world debate champion Bo Seo. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Harvard negotiator explains how to argue ► https://youtu.be/IDj1OBG5Tpw Bo Seo, a two-time world debate champion, watched the 2016 presidential debates between Donald Trump and […]
Is technology melting your memory? Or helping it?, with Lisa Genova Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► 4 ways to hack your memory https://youtu.be/SCsztDMGP7o Technology is a double-edged sword. There is a common belief that smartphones are hurting our memory, but this isn’t entirely true. […]
How do we deal with information overload? Build a second brain, explains Tiago Forte. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Find new inspiration with these time-tested approaches to creativity ► https://youtu.be/MA8dK_QYM6g Tiago Forte, Founder of Forte Labs and author of “Building A Second Brain,” discusses the […]
“Sludge”: How bureaucracies abuse your time, with Cass Sunstein Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Deepak Chopra: How to clean out the sludge from your brain https://youtu.be/DW8JhPwmusM “Sludge” constitutes the obstacles, such as bureaucratic paperwork, that society puts in place to prevent a person from […]
Rogue Putin is the biggest risk of 2023. Here are the other 9, explained by global political expert Ian Bremmer. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Read more of Eurasia Group’s top risks for 2023 ► https://www.eurasiagroup.net/issues/top-risks-2023 Today’s world is facing large-scale problems, from wars to water shortages […]
