The Next Big Idea
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Feel the AGI: Kevin Roose on the Strange, Intoxicating Race to Superintelligence
Oct 8, 20261h 18m
Daniel Pink and Angela Duckworth on Friction-Maxxing, Becoming a Mentor Magnet and the Problem with Solo Striving
Oct 5, 202655 min
The One Word That Explains Progress
Oct 1, 20261h 9m
Angela Duckworth Now Thinks "Grit" Wasn't the Whole Story
Sep 28, 20261h 10m
AI Has Gone Rogue. Here’s What We Should Do About It.
Sep 24, 202657 min
You Don't Have Free Will. That's Good News. (NBI Vault)
Sep 21, 20261h 7m
The Art of Fighting
Sep 17, 20261h 7m
Is America a ‘Country of Lords’?
Sep 14, 202653 min
A Storytelling Masterclass with Will Storr (NBI Vault)
Sep 10, 20261h 34m
What Can Henry David Thoreau Teach Us About Work?
Sep 7, 202645 min
How French Philosophy Wired Modern Thinking
Sep 3, 20261h 4m
A Nobel Prize Winner’s Plan to Save Democracy
Aug 31, 202657 min
How to Unlock the Creativity You Already Have
Aug 27, 20261h 9m
Caroline Webb on the Leadership Skills AI Can’t Replace
Aug 24, 20261h 0m
Can Democracy Survive the AI Revolution?
Aug 20, 20261h 28m
Your Mind Is a Propagandist
Aug 17, 20261h 13m
The Bedazzling Mystery of Why We’re Here
Aug 13, 20261h 49m
How to Lead a More Gratifying Life
Aug 10, 20261h 5m
Best Of: Adam Grant on the Science of Achieving Greater Things
Aug 6, 20261h 6m
Are Robots About to Change Everything?
Aug 3, 20261h 18m
You Can Just Do Things
Jul 30, 20261h 11m
The Lost Art of Asking Questions
Jul 27, 20261h 15m
Sorry, Skeptics — AI Is Not a Bubble
Jul 23, 20261h 18m
Why Creating Beats Consuming | Mark Pincus (Part 2)
Jul 20, 202649 min
Living at the Speed of Play
Jul 16, 20261h 2m
How to Be a Super Ager
Jul 13, 20261h 44m
What If Saving the Planet Could Be Fun?
Jul 9, 202658 min
How to Live a Long and Useful Life
Jul 6, 202657 min
As America Turns 250, Are You in the Mood to Celebrate?
Jul 2, 20261h 8m
THE GOD TEST (Part 2): Can Humanity Pass the Cosmic Reckoning?
Jun 29, 202634 min
THE GOD TEST (Part 1): Are You Ready for Superintelligence?
Jun 25, 202659 min
You Have 72 Free Hours a Week. How Do You Want to Spend Them?
Jun 22, 202656 min
Are You Playing Someone Else’s Game?
Jun 18, 20261h 14m
This World Cup Is Messy. Watch It Anyway.
Jun 15, 202643 min
The Case for AI Optimism with Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler
Jun 11, 20261h 6m
Best Of: The Power of Thinking Outside Your Brain
Jun 8, 20261h 12m
Want to Be Happier? Try Talking to Strangers.
Jun 4, 20261h 16m
Best Of: Gretchen Rubin’s Guide to Getting Out of Your Head and Into the World
Jun 1, 202654 min
The Case for Speechmaking in the Age of Doomscrolling
May 28, 20261h 6m
Best Of: Stop Chasing More. Start Embracing Your Limits.
May 25, 20261h 19m
When Will AI Empty Your Dishwasher? (with Nicholas Thompson)
May 21, 202654 min
Best Of: An Epicurean Guide to the Good Life
May 18, 20261h 11m
What if Uncertainty Isn’t Such a Bad Thing?
May 14, 202655 min
You Can Grow Your Brain. Here’s How.
May 11, 20261h 20m
Turning Constraints Into Breakthroughs with David Epstein
May 7, 20261h 26m
You're in the Hospitality Business (Whether You Know It or Not)
May 4, 20261h 3m
We're Still Thinking About This Conversation with Will Guidara
Apr 30, 20261h 2m
Here’s Our Favorite Book of the Season
Apr 27, 202640 min
“Beliefs Are Tools, Not Truths”
Apr 23, 20261h 21m
The History and Future of Apple
Apr 20, 20261h 21m