1. THE ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM A 2,000 year old greek computer that predicted eclipses. Start with the clickspring build series on youtube. 2. GAME THEORY The math behind why people cooperate or betray. Watch veritasium’s video then you will see it everywhere. 3. COGNITIVE BIASES The 180 quiet ways your brain lies to you. the wikipedia list of cognitive biases is the best binge on the internet. 4. THE FERMI PARADOX The universe is enormous, so where is everyone? kurzgesagt on youtube makes it beautiful and a little terrifying. 5. BAYESIAN THINKING How to update your mind with evidence instead of ego. 6. THE MEMORY PALACE The ancient trick memory champions use to memorize anything. Read moonwalking with einstein. 7. BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS Why you make irrational choices with money and time. Thinking fast and slow by kahneman is the goldmine of it. 8. LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY The idea that your language shapes what you can think. Watch lera boroditsky’s ted talk, some cultures have no wo...