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Mind and Behavior
Alex Edmans, professor of finance at the London Business School, warns us to be mindful of the incentives surrounding misinformation — including our desire to believe it.
The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners.
"We do not experience primarily because we have brains; we experience because we are alive."
Just because you can't experience it doesn't mean it's not real.
We have it in our power to forgive a debt — and learning to use this power in the workplace can be golden.
Encouraging thoughtful responses over impulsive reactions can help prevent AI exploitation in decision-making.
The problem for galactic-scale civilizations comes down to two numbers.
“Could you create a god?” Nietzsche's titular character asks in "Thus Spoke Zarathustra."
Will "Sausage Party" survive the test of time?
The Wharton School professor — and author of Co-Intelligence — outlines ways we can tap into the AI advantage safely and effectively.
In 2021, residents of the top America could expect to live 20.4 years longer than residents of the bottom America.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Our classical intuition is no good in a quantum Universe. To make sense of it, we need to learn, and apply, an entirely novel set of rules.
Listen, set boundaries, and point them where to go.
Psychotherapist Israa Nasir explains how a “value-aligned life” can help us crush our goals — without being crushed by the need to accomplish more.
Storytelling skills are not just for entertainment — practical exercises used by the cream of Hollywood can transform your work-life.
The most massive early galaxies grew up faster, and have more stars, than astronomers expected, according to JWST. What does it all mean?
Daniel Goleman: Why emotional intelligence may be the number one indicator of organizational success
Today’s technology presents unique challenges for social awareness and relationship management at work, making emotional intelligence all the more critical.
While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?
"I have a friend who thinks vaccines cause autism," writes Nina. "What can I do?"
The truly talented are those who got to where they are despite preconceived expectations.
In the 18th century, David Hume argued that we are only motivated to do good when our passions direct us to do so. Was he right?
The color of the shirt you're wearing right now depends on many factors, from your eye shape to what language you speak.
Scientists have created a magnificent portrait of every connection among neurons in a fruit fly’s brain.
Whether your hair is straight, wavy, curly, or kinky isn't just genetic in nature. It depends on the physics of your hair's very atoms.
How can "you" move on when the old "you" is gone?
One of the 20th century's most famous, influential, and successful physicists is lauded the world over. But Feynman is no hero to me.
Here's the dark side of first contact.
Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily in freak accidents or deadly invasions, or after a showy display.
From tribal hunts to Stonehenge and into the modern day, the peer instinct helps humans coordinate their efforts and learning.