# inside opt-out (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover inside opt-out. Page: Feed: --- ## [The greatest living mathematician explains math from scratch](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/the-greatest-living-mathematician) _2026-08-22 · Big Think · Big Think_ Terence Tao explores the beauty of math, from its humble origins to today's AI frontiers. Here are the 6 ideas that built all of mathematics. ## [The 2 behaviors that make you socially magnetic](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/the-2-behaviors-that-make-you-socially) _2026-08-21 · Big Think · Big Think_ Charisma isn’t a fixed trait reserved for a lucky few — it’s a set of learnable behaviors. ## [How to argue less and talk more](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/how-to-argue-less-and-talk-more) _2026-08-19 · Big Think · Big Think_ In this week’s Big Think Class, attorney Jefferson Fisher shares his approach to handling conflict. ## [Mapped: The absurd math behind "The Forgotten War"](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/a-brief-reminder-of-the-folly-of) _2026-08-18 · Big Think · Big Think_ Neither a victory nor a defeat, the Korean War lingers in a stalemate that remains unresolved. ## [4 behaviors that predict divorce with startling accuracy](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/4-behaviors-that-predict-divorce) _2026-08-15 · Big Think · Big Think_ Watch now | John and Julie Gottman talk about how relationships fall apart and can be successfully repaired. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211063931/df8fb0792cc287d4008965154ad03cad.mp3) ## [The most underappreciated achievement in theoretical physics](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/the-most-underappreciated-achievement) _2026-08-14 · Big Think · Big Think_ Many view the development of fringe, alternative theories as a useless waste of time. But when they can be tested, it shows what reality is. ## [When to trust your intuition (and when not to)](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/when-to-trust-your-intuition-and) _2026-08-12 · Big Think · Big Think_ How do you tell when intuition is offering you reliable information? ## [Ends with a bang: Why lightning stopped stalking the Strait of Malacca](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/ends-with-a-bang-why-lightning-stopped) _2026-08-11 · Big Think · Big Think_ On a world map of lightning strikes, the world’s busiest sea routes glowed bright — until ships cleaned up their act. ## [The science of stress, coping, and healthy emotional regulation](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/the-science-of-stress-coping-and) _2026-08-08 · Big Think · Big Think_ A blueprint for developing a healthy relationship with your emotions with clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210130061/1b7b53b8f62b0a9e5b508ceb44840cd2.mp3) ## [How Earth’s night lights became our most honest economist](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/how-earths-night-lights-became-our) _2026-08-07 · Big Think · Big Think_ A Cold War accident became a reliable tool for using artificial lights at night to map GDP, poverty, urban sprawl, and even illegal fishing. ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bKItFpvurtHX) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [Look up: The lost art of perception and how to hone your visual intelligence](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/look-up-the-lost-art-of-perception) _2026-08-05 · Big Think · Big Think_ In this week’s Big Think Class, art historian Amy Herman explains how to balance your use of technology with meaningful human interaction. ## [Stop chasing your “one true passion.” It might not exist.](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/stop-chasing-your-one-true-passion) _2026-08-04 · Big Think · Big Think_ Trying to solve one’s existential dread by finding a singular purpose is a game won only by not playing. ## [Being bored feels unbearable now. Here's how to overcome your technology addiction.](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/being-bored-feels-unbearable-now) _2026-08-01 · Big Think · Big Think_ Professor and happiness expert Arthur Brooks believes we are in a crisis of meaning. He offers a solution to the epidemic of depression and anxiety. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209166919/f1aa28693bfe8cef502d872b3fe38f32.mp3) ## [How AI is revealing the hidden intelligence of plants and fungi](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/how-ai-is-revealing-the-hidden-intelligence) _2026-07-31 · Big Think · Big Think_ Machine learning tools are allowing scientists to better understand forms of intelligence that operate on spaces and timescales utterly unlike our own. ## [Exercise works for depression. So why isn’t it treated like real medicine?](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/exercise-works-for-depression-so) _2026-07-29 · Big Think · Big Think_ The evidence is clear. We just don’t use it properly. ## [Physician: The outdated mindset that gets in the way of our healing](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/what-it-really-means-to-listen-to) _2026-07-25 · Big Think · Big Think_ Physician Giulia Enders walks through 5 body parts, explaining what each one reveals about how we work, heal, and recover. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208253142/6d7dd2bd049de68fcd01dfd30a013c6b.mp3) ## [American literature, charted in one monumental map you can hang in your home](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/american-literature-charted-in-one) _2026-07-24 · Big Think · Big Think_ From Stephen King’s Maine to Steinbeck’s California, Big Think's “A Literary Map of the United States” charts the stories that changed how we see a nation. ## [Inside “The Opt-Out Nation” Print Issue | Live with Big Think](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/inside-the-opt-out-nation-print-issue) _2026-07-23 · Big Think · Big Think_ A conversation with the editors and writers who made it happen, including voices from The New York Times, WIRED, and County Highway. ## [A negotiation expert on how to navigate emotionally charged conflicts](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/a-negotiation-expert-on-how-to-navigate-c5d) _2026-07-22 · Big Think · Big Think_ In this week’s Big Think Class, negotiation expert Dan Shapiro explains how to interrupt “us-versus-them” thinking and engage in deep listening and appreciation. ## [The philosopher who wants schools to slow kids down](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/the-philosopher-who-wants-schools) _2026-07-21 · Big Think · Big Think_ Gert Biesta on the real reason we should be wary of AI in education. ## [Prime Noise-Cancelling Picks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SlWzwc39Nmoq) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Browse Prime-eligible, 4-star-and-up noise-cancelling earbuds with fast shipping and deals ## [We have more to fear from stupid people than evil ones](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/we-have-more-to-fear-from-stupid) _2026-07-18 · Big Think · Big Think_ Philosopher Jonny Thomson walks through 3 conditions for stupidity that destroys societies. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207318120/58756fe44def59aab156fe0404df5e2f.mp3) ## [Why Gen Z is embracing cassettes, Polaroids, and print](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/why-gen-z-is-nostalgic-for-a-world) _2026-07-17 · Big Think · Big Think_ A nostalgia-fueled real-world renaissance is underway, led by young adults striving to counter the cultural pessimism and division that pervades much of online life. ## [Join Our Live Event!](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/join-our-live-event) _2026-07-16 · Big Think · Big Think_ July 21st at 3p.m. ET don't miss as we go inside "The Opt-Out Nation" issue. ## [The $325 permit reshaping homeownership in Arizona](https://bigthinkmedia.substack.com/p/the-325-permit-reshaping-homeownership) _2026-07-14 · Big Think · Big Think_ A writer’s search for an affordable home leads to the desert — and a community building a different kind of American dream.