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“How is it possible to do work that you’re proud of and not feel like your job is encroaching on all parts of your life?” Cal Newport, author of ‘Slow Productivity,’ explains. Timestamps: 00:00 - Burnout 00:50 - Slow productivity 01:35 - Pseudo-productivity 02:25 - Principle

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Masturbation boosts your immune system and raises your white blood cell count, helping you fight off infection and illness:

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The supervolcano that can wipe out the U.S. and kill billions may be overdue for an eruption. Great.

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Yale scientists restore brain function to 32 clinically dead pigs.

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Cockroach milk: The superfood of the future has arrived:

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MIT study finds 24-hour fasting regenerates stem cells and doubles metabolism:

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Animals are becoming nocturnal to avoid humans

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Netflix and Bill? Exactly one month until @BillNyeSaves The World: @BillNye @Netflix #BillNyeSavestheWorld

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We're deeply saddened by professor Daniel Dennett's passing. We recently had the privilege of interviewing Dennett for our Legends series. It is with heavy hearts we share his video to further spread his wisdom and legacy 🖤

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In 2016, 14-year-old #JadeHameister set the record for being the youngest person to ski to the North Pole from outside the Last Degree. In 2018, she did it again -- and she posted this message for all the men who wrote “Make me a sandwich” under her 2016 TEDx talk.

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@BillNye 's getting a @Netflix talk show! And here's why you need to watch it: #bigthink

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Spanish scientists are making 'very promising' human-monkey chimeras in China.

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These are the things that @ProfBrianCox likes to think about 🧠

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Artificial intelligence identifies a powerful new drug that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria:

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The 4 main points of @CoryBooker 's bill to legalize pot at the federal level. He introduced it today at the Senate

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Want antifragile kids? Get out of their way. NYU Professor @JonHaidt explains why kids born after 1995 are more anxious and depressed.

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An interview given by a KGB defector in 1984 describes America of today and outlines 4 stages of mass brainwashing used by the KGB.

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Scientists turn nuclear waste into diamond batteries that will last for thousands of years. This technology has the potential to power spacecraft, satellites, high-flying drones, and pacemakers.

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The worst countries in the world to be a woman? Unfortunately, the U.S. is in the top 10.

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Octopus-like creatures inhabit Jupiter’s moon, claims space scientist.

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Apu Is a Racist Stereotype - The Simpsons Writers Should Be Ashamed

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Elon Musk's Neuralink successfully implanted chips in pig brains.

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WATCH: Religious tolerance shouldn't mean accepting lower moral standards, says @MaajidNawaz

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@BillNye responds to the shooting of a gorilla at @CincinnatiZoo . Watch the full video here:

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How Reading Rewires Your Brain for More Intelligence and Empathy

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If you cloned yourself perfectly, would your clone have the same mind? @BillNye responds:

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How @JimLee of @DCOfficial became a comic legend

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Artificial intelligence identifies a powerful new drug that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria:

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You can now buy algorithmically created nudes of non-existent women. Is this ok?

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Why Andrew Yang is backing California’s data privacy campaign #Prop24

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Prince just got his own @Pantone color. 'Love Symbol #2 ' is inspired by his custom-made Yamaha piano.

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How did complex systems emerge from chaos? Physicist @seanmcarroll explains.

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New cancer-scanning technology reveals a previously unknown detail of human anatomy: undiscovered organs in the head.

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This chart makes the periodic table so much more relatable.

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The supervolcano that can wipe out the U.S. and kill billions may be overdue for an eruption.

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Artificial intelligence identifies a powerful new drug that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria:

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Biologist @RichardDawkins on speaking plainly, animal cruelty, Christopher Hitchens and so much more: @bigthinkagain

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The value of owning more books than you can read

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Political scientist & global politics professor @brianklaas explains why psychopaths rise to power.

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"All humor is critical. If you start to say, 'We mustn't criticize or offend them,' then humor is gone." John Cleese

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WIRED founder @kevin2kelly explains why progress often looks like dystopia to the untrained eye. This video is part of The Progress Issue, a Big Think and @Freethinkmedia special collaboration.

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Waves of fluid 'wash' your brain during sleep, researchers discover:

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We are living in a computer simulation. @BillNye answers if this is a testable hypothesis:

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MIT study: 24-hour fasting regenerates stem cells, doubles metabolism

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Scientists haven’t found any major differences between women’s and men’s brains:

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NASA releases stunning image of ISS crossing in front of the sun

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Alcohol is worse for your mental health than psychedelics.

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Rest in peace, Anthony Bourdain.

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Noam Chomsky says Trump and allies are "criminally insane"

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This A.I. pocket device translates languages in real-time.

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Non-human animals might feel pain even more severely than humans do. @RichardDawkins explains why: @rickygervais

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Everything We Know About Physics in One Neat Infographic:

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One mile beneath Mars' surface is a large lake of liquid water:

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Swedish scientist advocates eating humans to combat climate change.

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Searching for meaning in your life? This Japanese concept can help you find it:

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Elon Musk: Automation Will Lead to Universal Basic Income

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The Osbournes was MTV’s biggest show – and it almost cost @JackOsbourne his life. Here’s how his family’s reality TV fame stole his childhood, and how he’s been able to heal since.

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Your emotions shape your genetics, so be happy and helpful. @RudyTanzi #SuperGenes

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The problem with "experts":

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The Philosophy of Drag: What @RuPaul and Nietzsche Have in Common:

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Even the poorest 10% of students in #China outperformed the international average.

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Men with psychopathic traits are more desirable to women, Canadian researchers say

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This Bill by @CoryBooker Would Retroactively Expunge People Convicted of Marijuana Use and Possession: 👏

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Artificial intelligence identifies a powerful new drug that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria:

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How do we know the world is round? We've tested for it, of course! Feat. @billnye →

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#TuesdayswithBill w/ @BillNye : "So let's talk about #fracking ." Feat. @just_primalsoup http://t.co/vtQaHYdp83 http://t.co/iZV7BQgAgv

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5 of Albert Einstein's favorite books

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Skull-shaped 'Death Comet' to soon pass Earth

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"There is no God. No one directs the universe." Stephen Hawking addresses 10 big questions in his final book:

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This grim Danish philosophy actually makes people happy →

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Study: Memories of music cannot be lost to Alzheimer's and dementia

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What astronaut @Astro_Ron saw in space changed his life forever – here’s what it taught him.

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Everything we know about physics in one neat infographic.

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Why does time move forward but not backward? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder ( @skdh ) explains.

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…and then it gets darker. @neilhimself on @bigthinkagain w/ @jgots ?

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The universe shouldn’t exist, according to CERN scientists.

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The universe may be conscious, say prominent scientists.

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Our most personal #TuesdaysWithBill question yet. @BillNye #cysticfibrosis

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At 97 years old, Sir David Attenborough is still narrating nature series and documentaries. For decades he has been helping to educate the world about animals and places that most of us will never see, but that we should all be working harder to protect.

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Sexual attitudes are more man-like than ever. Author @Louise_m_perry explains what that means for women.

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These are the women behind the Intellectual Dark Web. @derekberes looks at the work of @Ayaan @AliceDreger @HeatherEHeying @clairlemon @NewWorldHominin

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A new study suggests you should say a proper goodbye to your dog before leaving home. It lowers their heart rate after you've gone:

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Reality show idea: Make Flat Earthers search for the world's edge

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4 reasons Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for universal basic income

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Cahokia: North America's massive, ancient city

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Leonardo DiCaprio Commits $20 Million to Fight Climate Change:

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Profits over pleasure — expert @Louise_m_perry explains how the unregulated porn industry changed sex.

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Masturbation boosts your immune system and raises your white blood cell count, helping you fight off infection and illness:

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What if God is evil? Because if he's not evil, then he's powerless, argues philosopher James Sterba.

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SpaceX was an industry joke for many years. Eighteen years later, it is the first private company to launch astronauts to the International Space Station.

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Cannabis has been discovered at an ancient biblical shrine in Tel Aviv.

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Maajid Nawaz: How the Left Harms Muslim Progress

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New video: Are These 2 Reasons to Reform Islam Convincing Enough? w/ @ayaan

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High-fructose corn syrup fuels growth of cancerous tumors, new research suggests

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Modern #neuroscience provides evidence that aligns with Eastern philosophies, revealing that the left hemisphere of the brain constantly creates narratives to interpret reality, leading to a mistaken identification with these self-narratives.

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We're in a "dangerous moment" in history, warns #StephenHawking :

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UCLA Scientists "jump-start" the brain of a coma patient, coma patient wakes up, fist-bumps doctor:

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The universe works like a huge human brain, discover scientists

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Are we living in a matrix? @bgreene and @neiltyson discuss:

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Racial purity is “scientifically meaningless," say 8,000 geneticists

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