Reality TV star, music producer, and serial entrepreneur JoJo Simmons on the power of listening and the massive benefits of switching off.

“A lot of the trends in the economy, in family life have just been much harder for working class men.”

It's OK to hate a frigid pond.

A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist discuss how emotions are stories built from old experiences.

A contemplative approach to leading others can help us accept the tension of not always knowing how things will play out.

Happiness researchers Robert Waldinger MD, Tal Ben-Shahar PhD, and Peter Baumann explain why the happiest people aren’t happy all the time.

You are held, shaped, and sustained by a thousand invisible hands.

Venture capitalist and Flickr co-founder Caterina Fake talks to Big Think about why AI won’t make the internet better, her influences beyond tech, and more.

Virtue is hard to attain, and that’s the point. Sarah Schnitker explains why self-help shortcuts miss the mark.

A conversation about intelligence and consciousness with philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith.

After the trauma of a high-risk medical procedure, Eric Markowitz discovered a kind of consciousness that lives not in thought — but in presence.

To navigate a heavyweight corporate quandary, take a leaf out of Intel’s brilliant playbook — walk out, and return as your own successor.

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.

“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.”

“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.”

Harvard Kennedy School professor and author Arthur C. Brooks guides us through the give-and-take of feedback — even when it is negative.

The Japanese practice of "tsundoku" bestows joy and lasting benefits to those who make books an important part of their lives.

Social entrepreneur Aaron Hurst explains why the decline of social connection is the greatest challenge of our time — and offers a roadmap for restoration.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Wonder is like a guest you haven’t planned for.

“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.”

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.

The investment advisor and host of the Talking Billions podcast explores childhood curiosity, building networks through kindness, and more.

“Anxiety is focused on things that are important to you in life. That is the key.”

One does not simply make a meme go viral.

Duke sociologist Dr. Christopher Bail on the tech’s potential to foster empathy in an age of division.

The psychologist, educator, and former NBA player discusses the professional volumes and childhood stories that shaped his life and his approach to it.

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.

“We can make ourselves more likely to be happy by building a life that includes the conditions that make for happiness.”

It makes no sense to talk about a “religious life” and a “public life” — there is just life.