No one wants to fall mentally ill. Yet, paradoxically, our insistence on always maintaining perfect mental health may make us more susceptible to becoming unwell.

Written by Dr Danielle Einstein from Macquarie University, Centre for Emotional Health, this meditation will help deal with feelings of uncertainty.

Emotional Education is at the core of what we need to lead a fulfilled life - and is what The School of Life teaches online and in physical branches around the world. In this film, founder of The School, Alain de Botton discusses what emotional education is - and why we so badly need it.

Watch a GeekWire Summit "Power Talk" in which Christof Koch, chief scientific officer at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, discusses the future of artificial intelligence and humanity.

In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent Band-Aid for fixing everything from your weight to your relationship to your achievement level

Matthieu Ricard describes the effects of meditation and compassion on the brain.

Plato and Carl Sagan were wrong about the human brain, says a top neuroscientist.

Claire Regina Fox discusses Kierkegaard's concept of anxiety as a dual-faced phenomenon, which can either ruin or guide one's life. She emphasizes the importance of facing anxiety head-on and using it as a tool for self-creation and personal development, rather than hiding behind excuses.

In this discussion, Dr. Sam Harris explores the causes of anxiety and potential coping mechanisms. He highlights the role of cognitive behavioral therapy, which involves exposing oneself to anxiety triggers in manageable ways, and suggests that mindfulness and meditation can aid in this process.

Dr. Sara Lazar introduces a mindfulness practice to help participants ground themselves. She emphasizes the importance of curiosity and acceptance in observing one's thoughts and sensations, focusing on the breath to cultivate a sense of gratitude and presence.