1. When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow

2. 3 emotional intelligence tips for helping a friend in a rough patch

3. How to break free from your “toxic productivity” cycle

4. What happens if you deep fry a frozen turkey?

5. The pre-life puzzle: Tracing the rise of complexity in a lifeless world

6. Microplastic overload: Is cutting production the only realistic way to curb pollution?

7. Why every long-term investor should study ancient architecture

8. Use this genius Pixar hack to get your career back on track

9. What do JWST’s “red monster” galaxies mean for cosmology?

10. Daniel Goleman: Why emotional intelligence may be the number one indicator of organizational success

11. The mechanized mind: AI’s hidden impact on human thought

12. How leaders can avoid a power-driven descent from hero to villain

13. 5 coincidences that make our existence possible

14. How tech is turning science into a hobby

15. Doubts grow about the biosignature approach to alien-hunting

16. AI is now designing chips for AI

17. New UFO hearings continue an “endless loop” of sensation

18. Everyday Philosophy: When should you try to change your friend’s beliefs?

19. Sam Harris: Your mind is all you have. Is yours working?

20. How “Taleb’s Surgeon” redefines what expertise look like

21. Ask Ethan: How do scientists color the Universe?

22. The next omics? Tracking a lifetime of exposures to better understand disease

23. Are your moral choices driven by logic or emotion?

24. How to win the long game: Fight unfair fights

25. How a nearby supernova could reveal dark matter

26. Two essential questions about life in the Universe

27. This fungus is so humongous that it can be mapped

28. The science of menopause in 13 minutes

29. A new origin story for supernovae after 94 years

30. Internet freedom is fading in the new era of social control

31. Why founders should fight hardwired “hyperbolic discounting”

32. Political realities do not change scientific ones

33. Is this the biggest industrial espionage campaign in history?

34. Signs of “neutrino fog” emerge, complicating searches for dark matter

35. How a companion can change a star’s fate

36. Color is in the eye, and brain, of the beholder

37. Port workers are at war with automation. Can they win?

38. Starts With A Bang podcast #111 – Black hole jets

39. The most detailed brain map ever

40. Everyday Philosophy: Is there such a thing as a “negative emotion”?

41. Ask Ethan: Is antigravity even possible?

42. The Brandt Line gave us the Global North and South. It needs an update.

43. Inside the world’s most important company

44. Why AI could transform all jobs into BS

45. Is “round” the only allowable shape for planets?

46. The Cybathlon: Bionic athletes compete for the gold — and push assistive technologies forward

47. Scientists kill 192 million lab mice each year. Is there a better way?

48. Why “slow productivity” is the key to great work and happy teams

49. Yuval Noah Harari: An AI scenario you should not ignore

50. Why “humanity’s last exam” will ultimately fail humanity

51. Will protons last forever? Why scientists are searching for signs of decay

52. The case for sparing 46 million turkeys this Thanksgiving

53. The one temptation to resist post-election: Good vs. evil

54. Question: Are you asking the “right” questions?

55. JWST compels us to ask: what’s wrong with Vega?

56. 5 beloved fantasy novels based on real history

57. 5 proven CEO strategies for riding any wave of innovation

58. Ryan Holiday on the art of perception and self-reflection

59. The physics behind curly hair

60. Why futurist Amy Webb sees a “technology supercycle” headed our way

61. T-Minus: 10 milestones in commercial spaceflight

62. Everyday Philosophy: Why does heartbreak hurt?

63. What are the consequences of living as a human in an “always on” digital world?

64. Grasp “essentially contested concepts” for smoother productivity

65. Ask Ethan: Why isn’t Richard Feynman your personal hero?

66. How the Europa Clipper will set cameras on a distant icy moon

67. If aliens visit Earth, let’s hope they’ve overcome their savage past

68. Meet the first star system to “solve” the 3-body problem

69. Mark Zuckerberg’s 4 steps to approach life

70. Ken Burns on what we get wrong about Leonardo da Vinci

71. Mars could have lived, even without a magnetic field

72. Is the number of natural disasters increasing?

73. The “magic third” rule: How just one voice can transform a group

74. Why “digital wellbeing” is crucial to our work-life transformation

75. The biggest holes in NASA’s suite of observatories

76. Einstein didn’t say that: How viral misquotes evolve and replicate

77. Creativity is essential. Here’s how it can catalyze social justice.

78. “Founder syndrome”: How to move forward when leaders stagnate

79. The mystery of the Milky Way’s most bizarre supernova

80. The exciting research that may cure Parkinson’s

81. The robotaxis have arrived

82. Everyday Philosophy: Can you self-identify as a different generation?

83. Ask Ethan: What’s the deal with cosmic inflation and the Big Bang?

84. Your cells are dying. All the time.

85. The “peer instinct”: The ancient tribal instinct behind human culture

86. The new ethos permeating the investment world

87. Einstein: the lone genius is pure mythology

88. A new spin on the “Stoned Ape Hypothesis”

89. 3 brilliant critical thinking tools used by Daniel Dennett

90. 8 lessons on lifelong learning from an astrophysicist

91. Holocaust survivor on freeing yourself from the prison of your mind

92. “It’s just like plugging in your phone”: The mindset shift needed to scale EVs

93. “Move fast and break things”? Slow down and go long

94. Indispensable? Why some leaders should embrace succession

95. How has the James Webb Space Telescope changed cosmology?

96. A neuroscientist’s guide to building a more positive reality

97. Tactical leadership: The “Navy SEALs” of Airbnb

98. Euclid mission reveals “page 1” of our cosmic story

99. This $400 genetic test could save your life

100. Why physics is unreasonably good at creating new math

101. Decoding bird flu: New research reveals potential route for human infection

102. Everyday Philosophy: Do emojis help or hurt our language?

103. Yuval Noah Harari’s guidebook for navigating the age of AI

104. The “McNamara fallacy”: When data leads to the worst decision

105. Ask Ethan: Why is the Big Bang shown as a tube?

106. Hell or high water: The wonders and dangers of Earth’s tidal ranges

107. The AI manifesto of a Silicon Valley legend

108. Time: yes, it’s a dimension, but no, it’s not like space

109. How elite rescue swimmers stay calm in life-or-death situations

110. The nuances of “founder mode”: Boundaries and empowerment

111. How NASA’s Europa Clipper helps the hunt for alien life

112. Mars’ missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight

113. The “friendship divide” explained: How your education affects your ability to connect

114. 10 thoughtful insights about the great cosmic unknowns

115. “Mad King” behavior: A prediction for how 21st-century nuclear war would unfold

116. 6 compelling reasons your work future is “skills-powered”

117. The 3 best locations for astronomy on planet Earth

118. AI chatbots may ease the world’s loneliness (if they don’t make it worse)

119. How much do you have to play with your kids?

120. The master plan to end EV “range anxiety” forever

121. Everyday Philosophy: Are Stoicism and Buddhism unhealthy philosophies?

122. Ask Ethan: Do evolution and natural selection occur cosmically?

123. Can ranked-choice voting heal our poisoned politics?

124. Autocracy, Inc.: Today’s dictators are united — but not by ideology

125. How to create an “idea generation assembly line”

126. Why the black hole information paradox still hasn’t been solved

127. Tap into the “Hemingway effect” to finish what you start

128. This Muslim microstate could soon be the world’s smallest country

129. Why ‘friction thinkers’ see hidden opportunities first

130. How ideas from physics drive AI: the 2024 Nobel Prize

131. A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter

132. Timothy Snyder on what Americans get wrong about freedom

133. “Inclusive leadership” redefined: How to “lead bigger”

134. The Kevin Kelly interview: The power of “radical optimism”

135. Infinite Cosmos: The inside story behind JWST

136. The “Whisperverse”: The future of mobile computing is an AI voice inside your head

137. Youngest Milky Way-like galaxy rotates just like we do

138. Navigating autism and loneliness with Kaelynn Partlow

139. Leadership lessons from 3 timeless philosophers

140. Ian Brooke wants to revolutionize flight as we know it

141. What makes a memory real?

142. Starts With A Bang podcast #110 – Optical Interferometry

143. Will AI supercharge hacking — if it hasn’t already?

144. How the search for dinosaurs on Venus exposed a warning for Earth

145. How “umwelt” can make you more creative and productive

146. Ask Ethan: How does the Universe’s temperature change over time?

147. Moon time is a thing now—here’s why It matters

148. Why happiness is not the best indicator of well-being

149. The mountains where Neanderthals forever altered human genetics

150. The thrill is in the hunt — not just the victory

151. What created more light: the Big Bang or stars?

152. Americans don’t understand their government. They’re paying the price.

153. 6 key abilities of strategic thinkers (you can learn them)

154. How to see the comet of the century from all over the world

155. Is discovery inevitable or serendipitous?

156. “Follow the salt”: A new strategy for finding life on Mars

157. Curiosity plus failure is a passport to brilliance

158. Company culture can be hard to define: Here’s a framework

159. Not remotely cool: The science of “Zoom fatigue”

160. Does dark matter interact non-gravitationally at all?

161. Why the ancient power of the Dao De Jing is more important than ever

162. 5 ways to turn curiosity into long-term success

163. Fastest spacecraft ever built to break its own speed record

164. No, LLMs still can’t reason like humans. This simple test reveals why.

165. Crows are even smarter than we thought

166. The startup using balloons to cool the planet

167. Everyday Philosophy: I didn’t tip for a $5 cup of coffee. Was I wrong?

168. Ask Ethan: Is Earth the center of the Universe?

169. Study reveals the benefits and downside of fasting

170. World’s largest solar project will send Australian energy to Singapore

171. The trillion-dollar answer to AI’s biggest question

172. Your head lives a longer life than your feet do

173. “Wonderbringers”: How to dissolve work-life stress with awe

174. How suicide warped David Foster Wallace’s legacy

175. Why hasn’t JWST broken the cosmic distance record by more?

176. Tinder Swindler: How “romance fraud” became a multi-billion dollar cybercrime

177. How “Restoration Networking” can shape our work-life transformation

178. 3 subtle traits of successful late bloomers

179. 5 ways for leaders to evolve with the modern workforce

180. Play it again: The causal link between fun and resilience

181. Shortest-lived quantum particles exhibit quantum entanglement, too

182. Decoding the brain’s dictionary: Scientists map how neurons encode word meanings

183. The man that found purpose after losing his sight

184. “Humanity strikes back”: The 5th industrial revolution

185. JWST shows a new side of planet formation

186. The rise of the semi-autonomous car

187. How we solved the hole in the ozone

188. The future of fertility, from artificial wombs to AI-assisted IVF

189. Everyday Philosophy: 3 rules for discussing controversial topics

190. Use the “Johari Window Model” to improve your conversations

191. Ask Ethan: Does space require dark energy in order to exist?

192. Scientists find neurons that process language on different timescales

193. CERN experiment unlocks new insights into the W boson

194. Big tech fails transparency test: Gary Marcus on what we should demand of AI

195. The essential skill to master across life and business

196. Hidden variable alternative to quantum spookiness fails

197. Sara Imari Walker: Using physics to rethink the definition of life

198. Sara Imari Walker: Using physics to rethink the defintion of life

199. Longest, strongest black hole jets of all-time discovered

200. Happy? Take “psychological ownership” of your job

201. The dirt on biocrusts: Why scientists are working to save Earth’s living skin

202. How Innovation Clusters Generate Endless Great Ideas

203. Richard Dawkins on reverse engineering evolution’s optimal beauty

204. Why hard-wired “power laws” hold the secret to better work

205. Why we’ll never shoot Earth’s garbage into the Sun

206. How Greek surnames reveal their geographic origins

207. What JWST found in the extreme outer Milky Way

208. T-Minus: 10 space stations of the future

209. Divided we stand: The rise of political animosity

210. Beyond screen time: Rethinking kids’ tech use with the “Goldilocks hypothesis”

211. Everyday Philosophy: Can you build an intellectual friendship with someone you’re attracted to?

212. People say altruism is selfish. They’re not wrong

213. Ask Ethan: Could a “copy” of me exist in the Multiverse?

214. A lab in the US unveils new tools to withstand encryption-breaking quantum

215. Dark matter search: Are scientists looking in the wrong direction?

216. 10 life lessons from four decades in the market

217. Global warming makes hurricanes stronger, but less frequent

218. Why it pays to treat competitors with “genuine camaraderie”

219. The overlooked philosophy that could shed light on reality’s deepest mysteries

220. London Business School professor explains how to improve your critical inquiry skills

221. “Hopeful skepticism”: The cure for cynicism and how to apply it

222. Why the electron’s mass is vital to life in the Universe

223. Saturn’s moon Mimas may hide a surprisingly young ocean

224. Why great leaders know that “control is an illusion”

225. Athlete vs. grandmaster: The psychology of decision-making

226. Unlock your potential with mentalism: An interview with Scott Barry Kaufman

227. Business “immortality” and the art of focus

228. 10 insights about the expanding Universe from a Nobel Laureate

229. Why “unlearning” is your best slayer of “zombie leadership”

230. The “Rule of Saint Benedict”: A medieval blueprint for modern time management

231. How to step out of your inner monologue and understand the world better

232. Zero: The key to understanding everything?

233. Leadership essentials: “Inspire, motivate, and cultivate”

234. JWST finds distant galaxy with “impossible” light signature

235. “Model collapse” threatens to kill progress on generative AIs

236. Starts With A Bang Podcast #109 – Launching a galactic cone

237. “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon Chu on the American Dream and silencing your inner critic

238. Everyday Philosophy: Freud and the Buddha debate what to do about desire

239. Math is art. Here’s how to appreciate it that way.

240. How to evaluate social norms as an independent thinker

241. The “Peter Principle”: Why most companies are filled with people out of their depth

242. Ask Ethan: Could we determine if UAPs/UFOs are aliens?

243. The key to detecting life trillions of miles away from Earth

244. The unconventional philosophy behind “founder mode”

245. Physics heresy: projectiles don’t actually make parabolas

246. 3 steps to align AI with the ancient philosophy of human flourishing

247. Why Earth’s oceans aren’t all equally salty

248. Inflation and dark matter are not like string theory

249. The “peacemaker’s paradox”: Why you should embrace the arguments made against you

250. The one cosmic secret that demands a new particle collider

251. Mapping time: The surprising overlaps of history’s most influential minds

252. How math brings order to our universe

253. 5 ways to escape “survival mode” and reduce stress at work

254. The anxious history of the American summer camp

255. ChatGPT is great at summarizing books. But will AI ever write a true work of literature?

256. Are you a workaholic? How to spot the signs

257. The AI chip startup that could take down Nvidia

258. The perpetual quest for a truth machine

259. Everyday Philosophy: Why does it seem like philosophy is dead?

260. How do scientists measure—and define—life?

261. Why Texas and Florida are America’s NEW economic powerhouses

262. Ask Ethan: Why are inertial and gravitational mass equivalent?

263. The psychology of the psychic

264. NASA medical officer on spending 1 year in a Mars simulation

265. The trillion-dollar AI race to create “Digital God”

266. What do unexpected experimental results actually tell us?

267. Revolutionary biohybrid robots are coming. Are we prepared?

268. How to “day trade” attention: 5 key digital branding strategies

269. Official verdict: JWST’s early galaxies didn’t break cosmology

270. Scientists create bizarre form of nuclear antimatter

271. What JFK learned about leadership from a NASA janitor

272. Win back your agency from algorithms with data literacy

273. The golden strategy of stacked “marginal gains”

274. It’s important that weight and mass are not the same

275. A bold challenge to the orthodox definition of life

276. How to sequence an antidote for ailing leaders

277. 7 unnecessary assumptions about life in the Universe

278. Meet Thresh, the world’s first professional gamer

279. How two “razors” can help you make smarter decisions

280. The weirdest stuff we’ve sent into orbit

281. Why resolving “Rustin’s dilemma” helps strengthen any democratic coalition

282. Everyday Philosophy: Is it better to debate people or shrug and drink wine?

283. The data on dating—and the golden rule for better “luck”

284. Ask Ethan: Why don’t we feel the Universe’s expansion accelerating?

285. Do you need religion to be a moral person?

286. More humans should learn to speak “Doggish”

287. The thin line between genius and madman

288. What is the origin of quantum uncertainty?

289. The overlooked virtues of a crowded world

290. “Life does not exist”: The deceptively tricky task of defining life

291. Why haven’t we detected a signal from intelligent aliens yet?

292. Flipping the script on leader feedback: Why leaders need feedback too

293. Will AI create more jobs or send us the way of the horses?

294. The groundbreaking optimism of catastrophe expert Samuel Henry Prince

295. How far away are we from the location of the Big Bang?

296. Scientists validate upcoming mega-sized “ghost” particle detector

297. A bold new theory on why the universe keeps expanding

298. Why the road to greatness is paved with “emotional connection”

299. Why do we count the Universe’s age from 13.8 billion years ago?

300. The future of data centers — on land, at sea, and in space