This week we talk to social psychologist and Stanford professor Brian Lowery about his new book Selfless: The Social Creation of “You”. In it, he proposes that what you think of as “you” is actually a social construct created by your relationships and affected by every interaction you have.
From the slave trade to climate change—why corporations defend the indefensible
The Language of Butterflies
Up To Date | The Drake equation 2.0; Nanotech yeast; Why are plants green?; Wasp boxing
Where educators go wrong
The history of structural racism in medicine
How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
Galileo’s fight is still relevant today
A History of the Afterlife
A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
The behavioral economics of baseball
Up To Date | Plastic-eating enzymes; 5,000-year-old egg decorating; why you still can’t buy love; and the neural basis of creativity
Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You
Revisiting the Dunning-Kruger Effect with David Dunning
How the internet is changing the English language
The science of streaks and the hot hand
The neuroscience of how we learn
A Totally Fictional but Essentially True Silicon Valley Story
Up To Date | Ancient Dates; Mummy Voices; Mouse Memories
The Poison Squad
The Hidden World of the Fox
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Aspen Ideas to Go
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Think Again – a Big Think Podcast
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