Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

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

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5mins
Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky on the science of temptation, and the limitations of your brain’s frontal cortex.
7mins
Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
7mins
Humans are musical animals four million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer.
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5mins
Make it simple. Make it clear. Make it stick. Alan Alda on how to get everyone to understand your thoughts.
John Templeton Foundation
6mins
How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
A black silhouette of a human head with a rectangular section cut out, revealing a profile face against a cloudy blue sky, symbolizes the limits of our attention span.
5mins
“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
John Templeton Foundation
5mins
Do humans have souls, or are we just particles? Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explains.
5mins
How to defeat debaters who deal in distractions, according to a two-time world debate champion.
7mins
Is it better to be rational or optimistic? Steven Pinker explains.
15mins
Male inequality — the enormous cultural shift happening right under our nose.
3mins
Deep secrets don’t explode. They do something worse, explains Michael Slepian.
A man in a suit stands facing a mirror, but the reflection shows the back of his head instead of his face.
6mins
If your inner voice is cruel, try these steps to reclaim your mind.
John Templeton Foundation
1hr 33mins
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Universe, explained by physicist Sean Carroll.
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3mins
Think via Bayes’ rule to become more rational and less brainwashed.
John Templeton Foundation
11mins
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. That old adage roughly sums up the idea of antifragility, a term coined by the statistician and writer Nassim Taleb. The term refers […]