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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
In our competitive world, fortune does not appear to favor the humble — but a strong counter-narrative is emerging.
There are many things in life that cannot be improved with greater effort. Sometimes, life requires that you step back.
While executive function matures between 18 and 20 years of age, the brain keeps changing long afterward.
Various environmental phenomena can play tricks on our brain.
We often assume that movement means progress and that doing something is better than doing nothing. That is often not true.
We are wired to value things more when we work hard at attaining them — even if, objectively, they aren't worth that much.
We need a hypothesis that accounts for both the fine-tuning of physics for life but also the arbitrariness and gratuitous suffering we find in the world.
"Precarious manhood" is the belief that manhood must be earned and constantly defended. It has a poor outcome.
We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and pretend everything is fine. It's a built-in excuse to act selfishly.
In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
Lucid dreamers may have “privileged access to their inner world,” with “heightened awareness… to the outside world.”
Katie Kermode — a memory athlete with four world records — tells Big Think about her unique spin on an ancient technique to memorize unfathomably long lists of information.
What a long strange trip it's been.
To break "analysis paralysis," reduce the number of available options — and introduce an element of chance.
Survey data suggests that our bodily perceptions of love extend far beyond the heart.
Every opportunity seized is another lost — but not choosing is the worst choice of all.
If someone can make you feel insecure, incomplete, and inadequate, they then can present themselves as the solution you need.
A healthy lifestyle even protects those who are genetically predisposed to depression.
To thrive in a rapidly changing future, we will need adaptable and diverse skill sets. Here’s where to look.