Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

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

Book cover for "Manage Yourself to Lead Others: Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding" by Margaret C. Andrews, featuring a red background and bold text that echoes the timeless principle: know thyself.
Aristotle taught that “knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” — all leaders and teams should take note.
Angus Fletcher, wearing a plaid shirt, smiles at the camera as he stands in front of a blue, patterned background.
A dialogue with Angus Fletcher — author of the bestseller "Primal Intelligence" — exploring the unique engines of human progress.
A black-and-white portrait of JoJo Simmons is centered between an image of a film camera on the left and a close-up of a hand adjusting audio mixing controls on the right.
Reality TV star, music producer, and serial entrepreneur JoJo Simmons on the power of listening and the massive benefits of switching off.
Book cover for "The Contemplative Leader" by Patrick Boland, featuring blue abstract art and Patrick Boland’s name alongside the subtitle "Uncover the Power of Presence and Connection.
A contemplative approach to leading others can help us accept the tension of not always knowing how things will play out.
Collage featuring "THE NIGHTCRAWLER" text, a black-and-white photo of a person, tree roots reminiscent of smart forests, and code fragments, all overlaid on a gray grid background.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Pencil drawing of an adult hand holding a child's hand, surrounded by colorful, illustrated borders with various faces and map elements.
Sikh American scholar and historian Simran Jeet Singh on helping kids imagine — and create — a more empathetic world.
John Templeton Foundation
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A conversation with neuroscientist Erik Hoel about the future of consciousness research.
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A conversation with Annaka Harris on shared perception, experimental science, and why our intuition about consciousness is wrong.
A red door with a gold doorknob is floating in the middle of a blue sky surrounded by white clouds.
"Ordinary dreams are, perhaps, the clearest articulation of what it is like to be."
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The overlooked reason why "AI consciousness" isn't coming anytime soon.
A split image showing the left half of a frog and the right half of a chemical structure on a green and white textured background.
5-MeO-DMT may offer a practical way to access and study consciousness in its most basic form.
A digital collage featuring a brain illustration, distorted human faces, signal towers, abstract waves, and scattered data points and text on a blue and gray background.
A universal signature could make surgeries safer — and help reveal what holds consciousness together.
A man and woman sit on a bed with two young children, sharing a quiet moment; the older child stands while the younger, cradled by the woman, embodies the precious gift of consciousness within the family.
After the trauma of a high-risk medical procedure, Eric Markowitz discovered a kind of consciousness that lives not in thought — but in presence.
Five books on consciousness and philosophy are displayed upright in a row against a pale background with abstract black lines.
These expert-recommended books try to answer the questions of consciousness, from its fundamental nature to its role in human experience and the natural world.
A digital illustration of a hermit crab with a shell resembling a human brain, shown in two square sections over the shell.
A conversation about intelligence and consciousness with philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith.
Black and white close-up of an older man with glasses, a bushy mustache, and beard, resting his chin on his hand and looking directly at the camera.
"For many people, the idea that consciousness is a set of tricks is offensive," the late philosopher told Big Think in 2012. "I think that's a prime mistake."
Abstract illustration of a human figure with glowing neural-like lines and bright light concentrated around the head, set against a red and orange gradient background.
Introducing Big Think's Consciousness Issue.
Three circles show, from left to right, an oyster shell, a Vitruvian-style human figure, and a swirling spiral, linked together on a textured lavender background.
Philosophers once prophesied that evolution would lead to minds far greater — and stranger — than our own.