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#108: Humanism and the conversation of the ages (feat. Sarah Bakewell)

In the Land of Happiness

The Man Behind the Machine

What if science moved faster, not slower?

Wait! I think Michael Lewis is right.

Great, AI can write essays. Can we stop asking students to do useless writing assignments?

Is culture the key to AI's next big breakthrough?

#107: How a really good travel writer approaches her experiences abroad—and at home (feat. Erika Fatland)

The biggest recent improvement I've made for an increased sense of meaning

#106: Rituals matter more than you think (feat. Dimitris Xygalatas)

Yes, we're all storytellers. But not good ones.

Meaning is not an unmitigated good

How to read a novel as a theory of behavior

#105: What can psychology tell us about meaning? (feat. Paul Bloom)

#104: Palentine's Day (feat. Robin Dunbar)

Meaning is interpretative.

#103: Tired, scared, and busy: why can't we all just get along? (feat. Mónica Guzmán)

#102: Awe is the emotional component of meaning (feat. Dacher Keltner)

Meaning is post-hoc.

#101: Finding meaning in the maybe (feat. John Kaag)

Meaning is contextual.

#100: I interviewed 90+ scientists about their career. These are the 12 biggest lessons I learned.

The Map of Eratosthenes

#99: There's a Reason You Can't Make Yourself Act like Everyone Else: You're Unique (feat. Chantel Prat)

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