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This Question Can Change Your Life

I like to start the year with a few episodes on things I’m personally working on. Not resolutions, exactly. More like intentions. Or, even better, practices. One of those practices, strange as it sounds, is repeatedly asking the question: “What is this?” It’s a question I got from a book of the same name, by Stephen and Martine Batchelor. In that book, they are describing an approach to Buddhist meditation built on the cultivation of doubt and wonder. You can see that as a spiritual practice,...

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Geopolitics

486. Does Maduro’s Capture Put Greenland at Risk?

Is Venezuela the start of something bigger? If this isn’t regime change, what does Trump actually want? And, has Trump just handed Putin a win? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more. The Rest Is Politics is The Rest Is Politics is .com/politics⁠ Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: therestispolitics@goalhanger.com

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#1041 - Dr Debra Lieberman - Why Don’t You Have Sex With Your Sister?

Dr. Debra Lieberman is an evolutionary psychologist, professor, and researcher. Why don’t we feel sexual attraction toward our siblings or close family? Evolution seems to have hard-wired the brain to prevent inbreeding, a pattern shared with many other animals. So how does this mechanism work, and what are the moral or ethical arguments surrounding incest? Expect to learn why evolution has designed you to not want sex with your sister, how animals actually detect who their relatives are, wha...

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Technology

#485 – David Kirtley: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and the Future of Energy

David Kirtley is a nuclear fusion engineer and CEO of Helion Energy, a company working on building the world’s first commercial fusion power plant by 2028. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep485-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/david-kirtley-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit quest...

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Healthcare

Essentials: Micronutrients for Health & Longevity | Dr. Rhonda Patrick

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Rhonda Patrick, PhD, a biomedical scientist and a leading health educator focused on nutrition, aging and general health. We discuss four key micronutrients that influence cellular stress responses, inflammation, detoxification and longevity, and how to increase your intake of each through diet or supplementation. We also cover deliberate cold and heat exposure, along with exercise, and how these tools support metabolic, cardiovascular ...

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Society

‘We Are Learning to Bully Back’

The article explores the emerging trend of individuals and communities responding to online bullying with resilience and assertiveness, highlighting strategies for reclaiming power in digital spaces.

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