By Erik Jones
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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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53mins
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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16mins