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Do we have free will? What is love? Is evolution directional?<\/p>\n<p>Life\u2019s biggest questions rarely have simple answers. That is precisely why they continue to occupy the world\u2019s most thoughtful minds. The Well is a place to engage those questions, drawing on insights from science, philosophy, and the humanities.<\/p>\n<p>Created by the John Templeton Foundation in partnership with Big Think, The Well brings together ideas that inspire deeper understanding and a more considered approach to living.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                      \n\n                    <div x-ref=\"closeBtn\" class=\"hidden\" :class=\"{ 'read-less': readLess }\">\n                        <span>Read Less<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n<div \n    class=\"grid grid-cols-[1fr_80px] pt-[20px] mt-[30px] border-t tab:gap-[20px] tab:pt-[0px] tab:mt-[0px] tab:border-t-0 tab:pl-[20px] tab:border-l\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"pr-5\">\n                    <span class=\"block bt-subtitle text-[14px] leading-[130%]\">in partnership with<\/span>\n            <div class=\"\">\n                <a 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Here\u2019s what that tells us about human history, genetics, and ethnic \u201chomelands.&quot;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/david-reich\/\">David Reich<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/your-ancestors-arent-who-you-think-they-are\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A man in a blue sweater and dark pants sits on a chair against a white backdrop with illustrated tree branches in the background.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Well-David-Reich-Full-Interview-Web.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        49mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/your-ancestors-arent-who-you-think-they-are\/\" class=\"card-title\">Your ancestors aren&#8217;t who you think they are<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">What if one of our oldest ideas about ancestry is simply wrong? Harvard geneticist David Reich argues that ancient DNA has exposed the myth of purity and uncovered a far messier history of who we are and where we came from.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/david-reich\/\">David Reich<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/the-case-against-self-help\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A cross made from various denominations of old U.S. paper currency is fastened together with brass tacks, set against a brown background.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        4mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/the-case-against-self-help\/\" class=\"card-title\">The case against self-help<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Americans believe they can outthink suffering. Historian Kate Bowler explains how our obsession with self-help, optimization, and positivity became a kind of secular religion.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/kate-bowler\/\">Kate Bowler<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/the-biggest-obstacle-to-discovering-life-beyond-earth\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A volcano erupts at night, spewing lava and smoke, while several people observe from a distance in the foreground.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-EILIS_Web.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        3mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/the-biggest-obstacle-to-discovering-life-beyond-earth\/\" class=\"card-title\">The biggest obstacle to discovering life beyond Earth<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">The biggest obstacle to discovering life in space? Not distance. Not capability. It\u2019s ambiguity \u2014 and it\u2019s built into science. MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager explains.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/sara-seager\/\">Sara Seager<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/is-pain-productive-or-pointless\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A woman in a pink dress lies on the grass in a field, facing away and looking toward the distance.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-DA_Web-1.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        2mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/is-pain-productive-or-pointless\/\" class=\"card-title\">Why pain doesn\u2019t need to teach you anything<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Not every hard thing happens for a reason, says Duke historian and writer Kate Bowler. She explains how our need for purpose turns suffering into a performance.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/kate-bowler\/\">Kate Bowler<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/alien-life-vs-alien-intelligence\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Illustration of astronauts working on a large spherical satellite or space station in outer space, with stars in the background.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-DA_Web.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        3mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/alien-life-vs-alien-intelligence\/\" class=\"card-title\">We\u2019ve been looking for life. Here&#8217;s why we should look for intelligence instead<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Thanks to modern tech, Earth is now considered a \u2018detectable\u2019 planet. Astrophysicist Sara Seager explains how this idea can lead us to discovering life elsewhere in our universe.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/sara-seager\/\">Sara Seager<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/why-toxic-positivity-is-making-us-miserable\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A woman with flowers in her hair holds a white mask near her face and smiles, wearing a ruffled pink collar.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        3mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/why-toxic-positivity-is-making-us-miserable\/\" class=\"card-title\">Why toxic positivity is making us miserable<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Toxic positivity isn\u2019t optimism. It\u2019s denial. Historian Kate Bowler explains why our obsession with \u201cgood vibes only\u201d is making it harder to cope.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/kate-bowler\/\">Kate Bowler<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/are-we-ready-to-accept-alien-life\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A group of people dressed in robes decorated with celestial symbols and wearing hats adorned with stars and crescent moons, drawn in a vintage illustration style on a yellow background.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-GQ_Web.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        3mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/are-we-ready-to-accept-alien-life\/\" class=\"card-title\">We may find alien life, but will we be able to accept the consequences?<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Military satellite research brought us GPS. Astronomers influenced medical imaging tech. What would be invented after we discover alien life? Professor Sara Seager explains the consequences of such a groundbreaking discovery.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/sara-seager\/\">Sara Seager<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/why-joy-is-stronger-than-happiness\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A young child with curly hair and a blue shirt stands in front of a cloudy sky with two floating soap bubbles and a pink fabric draped behind them.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Kate-Bowler-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        6mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/why-joy-is-stronger-than-happiness\/\" class=\"card-title\">The brain-deep emotion that matters more than happiness<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Happiness collapses the moment hardship arrives. Joy doesn\u2019t. Historian Kate Bowler explains why joy can coexist with pain \u2014 and why that makes it a stronger, more fulfilling emotion.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/kate-bowler\/\">Kate Bowler<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/what-happens-when-we-admit-we-dont-know\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kelly-Corrigan-QA-Thumbnail.gif?w=512&amp;h=394&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A woman with glasses stands in profile against a dark background with illustrated yellow stars scattered beside her.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/what-happens-when-we-admit-we-dont-know\/\" class=\"card-title\">What happens when we admit we don&#8217;t know?<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Kelly Corrigan on why humility fuels curiosity \u2014 and how to cultivate these qualities in an age of certainty.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/kelly-corrig\/\">Kelly Corrigan<\/a> &amp; <a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/lee-helland\/\">Lee Helland<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-presenter\">John Templeton Foundation<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/is-there-a-planet-b-an-astrophysicist-answers\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"View of a planet\u2019s surface in the foreground with a red moon or planet and stars visible in the background against the dark space.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The-Well-Sara-Seager-BTI_Web.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        7mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/is-there-a-planet-b-an-astrophysicist-answers\/\" class=\"card-title\">Is there a Planet B? An astrophysicist answers.\u00a0<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">30 years ago, we didn\u2019t know other stars had planets orbiting them. Now, we may be on the verge of finding Earth\u2019s Twin. Sara Seager explains.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/sara-seager\/\">Sara Seager<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/how-life-changes-when-you-embrace-mystery\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A silhouette of a child stands on a sunlit path in a dense, dark forest with tall trees and foliage surrounding the scene.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Goyer.jpeg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        19mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/how-life-changes-when-you-embrace-mystery\/\" class=\"card-title\">How life changes when you start embracing mystery<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">David S. Goyer explains how paying attention to mystery, and not brushing it aside, became the foundation for the way he builds stories, characters, and worlds.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/david-s-goyer\/\">David S. Goyer<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/where-this-world-traveler-found-awe\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Illustration split into three vertical panels: deep sea anglerfish, mountain peak with clouds, and a view of Earth from space with rainbow-like bands against a starry background.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Vescovo.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        11mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/where-this-world-traveler-found-awe\/\" class=\"card-title\">What Earth\u2019s most extreme places teach us about being human<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Having explored the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest, and the edge of space, Victor Vescovo knows what awe feels like in its most dramatic forms. What surprised him most was how often that same feeling appears in everyday life.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/victor-vescovo\/\">Victor Vescovo<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/could-we-speak-with-whales\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Close-up of a whale&#039;s eye underwater, showing textured skin and small white spots.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A1-Web-Gruber.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        12mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/could-we-speak-with-whales\/\" class=\"card-title\">How whales became the poets of the ocean<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Ninety million years after our lineages split, humans are beginning to listen to whales in a new way. Marine biologist David Gruber shares the work that has become his life\u2019s pursuit: learning how to hear the planet\u2019s largest mammals.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/david-gruber\/\">David Gruber<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/how-dark-matter-and-dark-energy-shape-the-cosmos\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Silhouette of a human figure made up of colorful dots with a cloud-like mist behind it, set against a dark background.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/A1-Web-Levin.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        13mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/how-dark-matter-and-dark-energy-shape-the-cosmos\/\" class=\"card-title\">95% of the universe is invisible. Here\u2019s why that should fill us with wonder.<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Everything ever seen \u2014 every star, mountain, and face \u2014 makes up less than 5 percent of the universe. Astrophysicist Janna Levin reminds us that the rest \u2014 dark matter and dark energy \u2014 is invisible, mysterious, and everywhere. We are the luminous exception in a universe of darkness.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/janna-levin\/\">Janna Levin<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/the-spiritual-practice-of-paying-attention\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A stylized illustration of a large eye closely observing a red sphere through a magnifying glass against a blue background.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The_Well_Kelly_Corrigan_Wonder_Web.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        10mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/the-spiritual-practice-of-paying-attention\/\" class=\"card-title\">The spiritual practice of paying attention<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Reflecting on the final moments she spent with her mother, and the weeks afterwards spent cataloging her life in objects and memories, Poet Laureate of the Ordinary Kelly Corrigan shares how important it is to attune, to behold, and to notice \u2014 even if it\u2019s difficult or uncomfortable:<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/kelly-corrig\/\">Kelly Corrigan<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/how-america-can-heal-division\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A historical illustration shows a crowd gathered outdoors, with a separate close-up of hands sorting through documents at a desk.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Americas-Division.jpg?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/how-america-can-heal-division\/\" class=\"card-title\">America already has the tools to heal division \u2014 we just need to relearn how to use them<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Governance scholar and University of Pittsburgh professor Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Ph.D. on the forces that decide whether conflicted nations unify or unravel.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/jennifer-brick-murtazashvili\/\">Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-presenter\">John Templeton Foundation<\/div>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/how-rainn-wilson-discovered-sacredness\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A bearded man wearing glasses and a plaid shirt speaks with a microphone clipped to his collar in front of a purple background with white dots.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/C1-Web-Wilson.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 left-0 flex justify-between items-center p-2.5 bt-subtitle bt-subtitle-14 text-white bg-gradient-to-t from-[rgba(0,0,0,0.7)] to-transparent\">\n    <svg width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 18\" fill=\"white\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n        <polygon points=\"0,2 12,9 0,16\" \/>\n    <\/svg>    \n    <span>\n        12mins    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/how-rainn-wilson-discovered-sacredness\/\" class=\"card-title\">How Rainn Wilson discovered sacredness<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">The hospital where Rainn Wilson\u2019s wife and son nearly died became his own personal holy site. There, he discovered that the sacred can exist in places we least expect it. \nDuring his talk at A Night of Awe and Wonder,  he explained how the awe we feel in moments of courage and love is moral beauty \u2014 and following it might be the start of our spiritual revolution.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/rainnwilson\/\">Rainn Wilson<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/is-the-universe-conscious\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A painting of a man with a beard.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Is-God-a-Rock.jpg?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/\">The Well<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/the-well\/is-the-universe-conscious\/\" class=\"card-title\">Is the universe conscious? 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