Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.

A child lovingly holds a dog’s face with both hands, gazing into its doggish eyes in an outdoor setting.
It's high time owners learned to speak their dog's language.
A collage featuring a detailed hand drawing, a scientific diagram of a circular interconnected pattern, and a black and white diagram resembling a microorganism on a blue background.
"What modern science has taught us is that life is not a property of matter."
Black-and-white photo of a smiling man in a suit superimposed on a collage with abstract shapes, an office scene, and a map highlighting Santiago, Chile, capturing an emotional connection to the city's vibrant spirit.
Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.
A white ladder leans against a white wall, leading up to a circular opening revealing a blue sky with scattered clouds.
A simple semantic device — invented by a forgotten senator — can help us break “the curse of knowledge.”
A black-and-white photo of a seated person with their head in their hand, partially overlaid with an image of flames, evocatively captures the intense struggle to treat anxiety.
Manipulating a signaling pathway in mice reversed their anxiety — and offers hope for a new class of anti-anxiety medications for humans.
A tablet displaying the cover of the book "Nothing to Fear" by Julie McFadden, RN, lies on top of stacked books next to a pen and a cup of coffee on a white surface.
Hospice nurse Julie McFadden shares three examples where people hold off death, just for a bit.
A photograph of a Albert Camus on the left and an illustration of a volleyball with arrows indicating its dimensions on the right, set against a dual-colored red and gray background, evokes a sense of alienation.
How do you cope when joining a team shatters your confidence? Albert Camus and Harry Stack Sullivan can help.
A green die showing two and a gray die showing five are placed on a gray surface, perhaps hinting at a stroke of luck.
Unraveling the subtle mechanics of luck can help us better steer the wheel of fortune.
With our new Analytics feature, you can easily identify trends and success metrics to maximize your learning program’s effectiveness.
Five animated characters with various expressions of alarm gather around a control panel with a red button.
Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein drew inspiration from psychologists as well as their own children, becoming more understanding parents in the process.
Abstract illustration of multicolored arrows pointing upwards on a light background, symbolizing growth, progress, and the limitless potential of AI stratosphere.
In new business use cases where AI is the default, the potential results are phenomenal — but humans should play a key strategic role.
A person is lying down in the dark and looking at a smartphone held above their face.
What are we supposed to do when experts look at the same data yet reach starkly different conclusions?
Two ancient statues, framed by red lines, appear to be conversing through modern emoji speech bubbles. One statue displays several emojis, while the other shows a typing indicator.
"I know what you're thinking" can sound kind or creepy — depending on who's saying it.
A black and white portrait of a man with a large mustache is overlaid on a green collage containing a baseball and a baseball field, subtly evoking the philosophy of hindsight.
Whenever something goes wrong — in business as in life — we tend to get cause and effect totally muddled up.
Rearview mirror reflecting the aftermath of an explosion against a backdrop of a clear, partly cloudy sky, capturing the essence of a hindsight dilemma.
Four startup founders explain how to derive lessons from the past while still looking ahead to what’s possible.
A collage image featuring a side profile of a person, abstract patterns, financial data, a cloudy sky, a person resting, another with head in hands—capturing the essence of freedom from hindsight bias—and a sunset over the ocean.
Josh Kaufman — best-selling author of entrepreneurial classic "The Personal MBA" — explores an essential truth about all decision-making.
A smiling bald man is positioned in front of a collage featuring a large clock, a graph, and a timeline spanning from 2004 to 2010. The background is primarily yellow with various black and white elements, reflecting Horowitz hindsight at its finest.
Big Think asks startup legend and VC heavyweight Ben Horowitz to reflect on his bestseller "The Hard Thing About Hard Things."
Illustration of a key with an ear inside its head part on the left and a hand holding another hand with a keyhole between them on the right. The background, reminiscent of Dale Carnegie's principles, features blue and black geometric shapes.
After almost a century in print, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" still has lessons to teach us.
A smiling man in a white shirt is centered in an abstract background featuring yellow and black graphics of interconnected neural networks and brain illustrations, symbolizing wisdom management.
Chip Conley — founder and CEO of JDV Hospitality and Airbnb’s former Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy — maps out an inclusive path from hindsight to wisdom.
A woman performing a high-knee exercise is overlaid on an image of a brain scan, set against a green and black background, highlighting the importance of exercise in the fight against Alzheimer's.
Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?