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Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.
Most counties in the U.S. have only one local newspaper, often one that publishes weekly instead of daily.
Boardroom veteran David Roche offers key strategies that can lay the groundwork for CEO success.
Since 1962, humanity has been sending messages into space with the intent to make contact with intelligent extraterrestrials. Are those efforts worth the risks?
When is a rabbit not a rabbit? When it's a thought experiment designed to reveal the tricky tango of language and concepts.
Executive advisor Tiffani Bova wants leaders to value their employees as much as their customers.
Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.
Bertrand Russell shows us how to recognize emotional arguments smuggled into presumed statements of fact.
Esperanto was intended to be an easy-to-learn second language that enabled you to speak with anyone on the planet.
As we pursue the leadership difference we seek, we attract fuel and generate heat. The trick is to avoid burnout.
It's time for an honest conversation.
It’s not enough to nurture star players — the key is to cultivate everyone’s ability to collaborate and bring value.
The management of fear is a core leadership skill in today’s globalized world — and the task is not as daunting as you might expect.
We can’t always change our horrible bosses — but we can transform the ways we interact with them.
Big Think spoke to the author of "The 5 Love Languages" about the popular relationship theory — and its lack of scientific support.
Emotional intelligence (EI) is much more than a trending C-suite buzz phrase — it’s the anchor attribute of every great leader.
In "Dear Oliver," neuroscientist Susan Barry describes how her 10-year correspondence with Oliver Sacks unleashed her inner author.
The world’s workplaces are growing lonelier — but the solution requires less than you might expect.
Ways to move forward when you're wrong and I'm right.
Want to get ahead at work? It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it — and adaptability is essential.
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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.
Wherever businesses are a powerful force for society, successful leaders embrace the “mission mindset” of shared purpose.
Organizational scientist Steven Rogelberg discusses the common meeting mistakes leaders make and how they can change course.
The record-breaking transmission could revolutionize deep space communication.
Actor and science communicator Alan Alda shares his three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.
Many conversations start awkwardly and derail from there, but a few simple techniques can put them back on track.
When you own your career, work becomes more than a means to an end — it becomes a vehicle for growth and happiness.
The first tests of optical communications far from Earth will take place aboard the asteroid-bound Psyche spacecraft
Team storming — as defined by psychologist Bruce Tuckman — can be fractious. Done right, the benefits are immense.
Take it from teamwork gurus behind Apple and Star Wars — a new kind of psychological incubator will allow your creativity to flourish.