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I’m Erik, and my goal is to explore the best places to learn on the internet. hurtyourbrain.com I want to stop relying on interesting things to magically find their way to me and to start actively exploring where the smartest content lives. What are the sites, people, and resources that enrich the online experience and help it become the amazing learning tool it’s supposed to be? I’m also obsessed with podcasts as one of the most underutilized tools for learning, so if you are looking for recommendations, be sure to sign up for the weekly newsletter in the menu.

Snakebite

Snakebite

Snakebites are common but antivenom is expensive to develop. So a doctor goes to extreme lengths to find a solution. | S... Read more

13 Nov 2019

24mins

039 - Godzilla: The Scale Of Life

039 - Godzilla: The Scale Of Life

Godzilla is a titan among monsters, the original kaiju heavy weight champion of the world, and everyones favorite Sci-Fi... Read more

4 Nov 2019

18mins

Masha Gessen on the Ins and Outs of Russia

Masha Gessen on the Ins and Outs of Russia

What sort of country would compel you to flee it, draw you back ten years later, then force you away yet again after two... Read more

14 Aug 2019

1hr 8mins

William Dalrymple on the ruthless rise of the British East India Company

William Dalrymple on the ruthless rise of the British East India Company

The outrageous story of a group of financiers from a poor and damp island on the outer rim of Europe, who created a priv... Read more

4 Nov 2019

53mins

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Supercomputer Showdown

Supercomputer Showdown

Do you have a hard-to-answer question? The Summit, Sierra, Trinity, Frontier, and Aurora supercomputers are built to tac... Read more

4 Nov 2019

54mins

Free Will (Summer Repeat)

Free Will (Summer Repeat)

In the 500th edition of the programme, Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophical idea of free will.Free will... Read more

12 Sep 2019

43mins

Gimlet Media: Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber

Gimlet Media: Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber

Alex Blumberg made his early career by helping build two of the most successful shows in radio and podcasting: Planet Mo... Read more

21 Oct 2019

1hr 20mins

Hardwired

Hardwired

How much of who we are is biology? How much is learned? And how much can we change? This hour, TED speakers on how genes... Read more

25 Aug 2017

52mins

Leonard Mlodinow — Randomness and Choice

Leonard Mlodinow — Randomness and Choice

Fundamental forces of physics somehow determine everything that happens, “from the birth of a child to the birth of a ga... Read more

6 Oct 2016

51mins

The Decider

The Decider

What if a device could tell you exactly how satisfied you’d be with any decision? What if you could carry the future aro... Read more

25 Oct 2017

16mins