The Next Big Idea
The Next Big Idea is a weekly series of in-depth interviews with the world’s leading thinkers. Join hosts Rufus Griscom and Caleb Bissinger — along with our curators, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — for conversations that might just change the way you see the world. New episodes every Thursday.For ad inquiries, please reach out to: [email protected]
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SUPER AGERS (Part 2): Eric Topol on Sleep, GLP-1s, and AI
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SUPER AGERS (Part 1): The Revolutionary New Science of Longevity
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GENIUS MYTH: The Dangerous Allure of Rule-Breakers
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Best Of: Life Lessons From Wired Co-Founder Kevin Kelly
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AI FIRST: The Tsunami Is Already Here
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Best Of: Michael Lewis Runs Toward Pleasure
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How Susan Cain Found Her Voice
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HOPE FOR CYNICS: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
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RISE ABOVE: How to Realize Your Full Potential
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MORAL AMBITION: Are You Wasting Your Talent?
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NVIDIA: Jensen Huang Bet Big on AI. What Comes Next?
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EXPLORATION: Why We Seek Out Big Challenges
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AI 2027: What If Superhuman AI Is Right Around the Corner?
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THE ART OF EDITING: Graydon Carter on the Golden Age of Magazines
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FAMILY DYNAMICS: Unraveling the Mystery of Sibling Success
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ABUNDANCE: Derek Thompson on How to Actually Rebuild the American Dream
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WHY GIVERS WIN: Adam Grant Revisits 'Give and Take'
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BITCOIN: A 15-Year Quest to Unmask the Mysterious Inventor of Crypto
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YOU, BUT BETTER: The Science and Promise of Personality Change
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CARL ZIMMER: The Untold Story of the Air We Breathe
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SAHIL BLOOM: The 5 Types of Wealth
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STORY: How to Tell a Great One (Part 2)
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STORY: The Science Behind Humanity’s Superpower (Part 1)
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The Former Head of USAID on Why Foreign Aid Benefits Everyone
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Three Things We Learned Last Year
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SUPERAGENCY: What Could Go Right With AI?
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SHIFT: How to Manage Your Emotions
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WINTER: The Secret to Thriving in the Darkest Season
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DRIVE: A Fresh Look at the Science of Motivation (with Daniel Pink)
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James Clear’s Ultimate Guide to Building Good Habits (Encore)
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How to Find Purpose, Meaning, and Success (2022)
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WHAT IS LIFE? (Part 2): Consciousness, AI, and Aliens
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WHAT IS LIFE? (Part 1): A Mind-Bending Conversation with Sara Walker
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STRATEGY: How to Make Better Plans
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TECH AGNOSTIC: How Technology Became the World's Top Religion
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The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect (2023)
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CATCHING SOULS: An Obituary Writer’s Lessons for Living
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THE INTERESTING: How to Live the Good Life
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A Productivity Podclass with Cal Newport
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Human History Is Not Set In Stone
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Want a More Meaningful Life? Embrace Your Limitations.
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THE WORK OF ART: How Something Comes From Nothing
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ANXIOUS GENERATION (Part 2): How to Raise Resilient Kids in the Digital Age
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ANXIOUS GENERATION (Part 1): What Social Media Is Doing to Our Kids
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Life Is a Game. Here's How to Play It.
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REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT: Malcolm Gladwell Revisits the Science of Social Co...
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The Future of Storytelling, According to Malcolm Gladwell
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NEXUS (Part 2): Yuval Noah Harari on How to Safeguard Humanity in the Age of AI
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NEXUS (Part 1): Can Democracy Survive the AI Revolution? (with Yuval Noah Harari...
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Can We End Poverty by Just Giving People Cash?
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