Big Think recently spoke with behavioral scientist and author Katy Milkman about what really motivates us and steers our behavior.

Admitting that we know little about our future selves can radically improve our decision-making.

Kahneman was a world-changing psychologist — even with his lesser known ideas on life satisfaction.

A simple dice game shines a bit of light on the psychology of regret.

To solve “addition bias” don’t punish people who subtract — call in the “friction fixers” instead.

We’ve all tried to win an argument by bringing up statistics that support our view. But here’s why that doesn’t work, according to a neuroscientist.

Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking - and how we can stop that from happening.

To break "analysis paralysis," reduce the number of available options — and introduce an element of chance.

Recent high-profile instances of fraud in psychology have led some to wonder if there's anything useful about the field at all.

We are prone to false memories. One reason is that we are biased toward remembering tidy endings for events, even if they didn't exist.

Nobody actually knows what will come of AI. But we can console ourselves with the knowledge that nobody has ever really known anything about the future.

Your brain isn’t wired for happiness — but you can change that, explains Yale scientist Laurie Santos.

You’ve probably noticed that most retailers use prices ending in 99. That’s intentional.

And how to make it think differently.

Unmasking a "convenient untruth" in U.S. politics.

Intellectual humility demands that we examine our motivations for holding certain beliefs.

If a court needs to know if two trademarks look too similar to each other, perhaps the jury should be given a brain scan.

By exposing people to small doses of misinformation and encouraging them to develop resistance strategies, "prebunking" can fight fake news.

If you want to share the truths about our Universe with others, don't fall into the trap of arguing with a misinformer. Do this instead.

Psychologists are exploring this creepy feeling of having already lived through an experience before.

While most participants fibbed a little bit, laptop users were much more likely to lie – and by a lot more.

When you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to miss it.

For many people, a challenge to their worldview feels like an attack on their personal identity.

Scientific journals, which are supposed to be the sacred scriptures of academia, are often full of shoddy research and misinformation.

We tend to assume our view of the world is objective and accurate rather than subjective and biased — which is what it really is.

To reap the benefits of digital technologies, we must contend with their addictive designs.

Psychologist Adrian Furnham has termed this effect the male hubris, female humility problem.

The very concept of a "problem with no solution" goes against human nature. But we must accept this harsh reality to have peace in our lives.

“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.

When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.