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 painting of a woman crying.
2mins
Many of us rely on emotional advice that doesn’t actually work. Psychologist Ethan Kross offers a smarter, science-backed approach to managing emotions with flexibility and perspective.
A woman sits on a chair in a studio with a neutral backdrop, overlaid with yellow flowers and barbed wire against a black background.
1hr 24mins
“There's a very pervasive belief that human nature is fundamentally selfish, but I know for a fact that that can't be true in part because my life was saved by a stranger a long time ago when I was 19.”
7mins
“Because of the efficiency worship that we have developed in our industrial age, we are now seeing procrastination as a character flaw rather than what it is, a signal that is worth listening to.”
Close-up view of mushroom gills with overlaid chemical structure diagrams, including molecular formulas and lines, set against a blue-tinted background.
5mins
What happens when the boundaries of “you” disappear? James Fadiman, PhD, Jamie Wheal, and Matthew Johnson, PhD explore how supported experiences with psychoactive drugs can dissolve identity and reveal a deeper reality.
Unlikely Collaborators
A hand holding a sealed envelope emerges from turbulent ocean waves against a black background.
13mins
“All information technologies up to the 21st century were organic networks based on our organic brain.”
Two torn paper cutouts of open mouths are positioned against a black background, both appearing to be yelling or shouting.
6mins
“What did you win? You won awkward silence. You won their contempt. You won the first to apologize. When you win an argument, you will lose their confidence, you will lose their respect, you will lose the connection.”
Close-up of a person's eyes looking up, with white abstract doodles and lines superimposed over their forehead, symbolizing thoughts or imagination.
2mins
Your body language sends messages before your mouth does. Author Robert Greene and negotiation expert Daniel Shapiro PhD explain the key characteristics of nonverbal power and emotional presence that shape how others perceive you.
Unlikely Collaborators
A red flower with a green stem and leaf drawn using overlapping scribbled lines on a black background.
17mins
“Anxiety is focused on things that are important to you in life. That is the key.”
Illustration of a brain with highlighted regions overlaid on a close-up image of blue synapses and neurons, representing neural communication.
2mins
Your brain changes when you experience something, and it changes again when you remember it. Two neuroscientists explain what that means for memory, perception, and identity.
Unlikely Collaborators
A split image showing the left half of a woman's face and the right half as a digital brain with neural connections and data waves.
7mins
Three doctors break down brain function, somatic awareness, and how to recover from bad experiences.
Unlikely Collaborators
Vintage illustration of a human head in profile with labeled sections of the brain, representing different personality traits and mental faculties.
3mins
What if emotional regulation isn’t just a trait, but a skill parents and teachers can help develop? Ethan Kross reveals what science says about shaping young minds.
1hr 1mins
“We can make ourselves more likely to be happy by building a life that includes the conditions that make for happiness.”
A man in a suit shown in profile, with the back of his head dissolving into a star-filled galaxy against a dark blue background.
17mins
"The sense that we are a solid entity, an unchanging entity that exists someplace in our body and takes ownership of our body, and even ownership of our brain rather than being identical to our brain, that is where the illusion lies."
A person in a long, light-colored garment leans forward with their head pressed against a brick wall against a red background.
7mins
From trepanning to lobotomies, humans have long struggled to manage emotion. Today, we have better tools. Psychologist Ethan Kross shares what actually works, and why.
A man with long curly hair sits on a chair in a white hallway, surrounded by illustrated documents, maps, and notes taped to a gray wall.
1hr 3mins
“The public really doesn't realize that they are much closer to CIA spies than they think they are.”
A silhouette profile of a person with long hair against a blue background featuring faint circuit board patterns; a warm light highlights their face.
9mins
Today’s technologist archetypes share a blind spot. Brendan McCord, founder of the Cosmos Institute explains why “philosophy is essential” when building planetary-scale technology.
Cosmos Institute