Eternal youth may be possible. Which age would you stay at forever? | Michio Kaku
Historically kings, queens and emperors have tried to find the fountain of youth; they failed. Ponce de Leon instead founded Florida, emperor Qin of…
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The art of argument | Jordan Peterson
So how do you deal with situations where your words are likely to be used out of context, let’s say. And that’s a situation…
Why now is such a cool time to be alive | Chris Hadfield
What does it take to be chosen by NASA to fly to space? Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains the path to becoming a space-farer and what you can do with all the knowledge you gain once your flying days are over.…
Self-healing DNA may protect astronauts from killer radiation | Michelle Thaller
Read more at BigThink.com: Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigThinkdotcom Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Michelle Thaller: So Peter, you ask a really good question about radiation perhaps being a limiting factor in human exploration. And honestly this is something that…
Being happy has nothing to do with money (or drugs) | Nick Offerman
You have to pursue a discipline of one form or another to be happy in your life, says Nick Offerman as he explains his life’s philosophy and why he loves woodworking. Just don’t chase after perfection and learn to love…
Why more military spending is a bad idea | Christopher Preble
Read more at BigThink.com: Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigThinkdotcom Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Christopher Preble: It’s true the U.S. military is a costly enterprise. It cost us more as a share of our total output during the Cold War,…
Want stratospheric success? Here’s how astronauts utilize diversity. | Scott Parazynski
I guess the best advice that I could give to creating really successful teams is to constitute them with people that don’t think like…
How To Stop Politics From Controlling Your Emotions | Tim Snyder
Has the constant barrage of political news got you down? Yale University historian Timothy Snyder reminds us that looking at things from a historical perspective—and comparing your own perspective to this—can help you from becoming overwhelmed…
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Are millennials lazy whiners or victims of circumstance?
Michael Hobbes: So, there are three things that every millennial should know. The first one is that there is no evidence for any of the stereotypes about us. If you look at entitlement, if you look at selfishness, if you look at public opinion polling there’s as much evidence that we’re “worse than our parents”… Read more »