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We really can make a masterpiece out of our own lives if we so choose.
Sleep disorder specialists are calling attention to a new trend that, while less dangerous than sleep-driving, still represents a potential health concern.
Decision Academy, brought to you by ClearerThinking.org in association with Big Think Mentor uses insights from cognitive science to help people recognize their own blind spots and make better decisions.
Decision Academy, brought to you by ClearerThinking.org in association with Big Think Mentor uses insights from cognitive science to help people recognize their own blind spots and make better decisions.
The marriage of art and science is so crucially important because it extends who and what we are.
I decided that I would attempt to scientifically figure out where on the phylogenetic tree, which is the master map of all the species on earth, where you might put God.
We all every now and then have that guilty pleasure of thinking like a child.
A good half the time, I’m doing what I want to do, which is very rewarding. It’s like play.
Mood has long been known to affect health, with those living in consistently happier states enjoying a lower risk of disease.
If you don’t have enough people with an urgent frame of mind, it’s like putting up a tall building and you don’t put in the pilings deep enough.
A pair of MIT doctoral candidates came up with a way to reduce excessive Internet usage by creating a keyboard accessory called, unsurprisingly, "Pavlov Poke."
Decision Academy, brought to you by ClearerThinking.org in association with Big Think Mentor uses insights from cognitive science to help people recognize their own blind spots and make better decisions.
Because research has found that a person's willpower is a limited resource, it was believed that eating sugary foods could replenish the will's strength.
People with power interrupt. People without power get interrupted.
Some people classified as obese by the Body Mass Index may outlive those with normal weight, suggesting that while the BMI is pretty good, it is not perfect.
Researchers discovered that people are hard-wired to see no-longer-intact items -- a torn piece of paper, for example -- as trash and treat it accordingly.
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Most people are conflict-averse, so if you express anger and use strong words, most people will back off.
The amounts of copper readily found in the water we drink, food we eat, and vitamins we take, likely play a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.