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Mind and Behavior
By focusing on the role of human experience, we may uncover new insights on the fundamental structure of reality.
Meet the scientist mixing mentalism with principles from positive psychology and the science of human potential.
How Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky cracked open behavioral economics and enlightened all our choices.
Oliver Burkeman — author of "Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals" — tells Big Think about modern life lessons from a 6th-century monk.
Desire is like a drug. But is an addict always an addict?
The salinity of the oceans is not just a matter of taste. Saltier water behaves differently, too.
"The Big Map of Who Lived When" plots the lifespans of historical figures — from Eminem all the way back to Genghis Khan.
The annual rite of passage has always been more about the ambivalence of adults than the amusement of children.
Thinking of a number between one and ten? Here's how predictable human responses create the illusion of telepathy.
"When you feel the isolation setting in at times, you have to reframe your mindset."
Scientific surprises, driven by experiment, are often how science advances. But more often than not, they’re just bad science.
As creatures and machines meld together in increasingly advanced forms, ethicists are starting to take note.
In "Life As No One Knows It," Sara Imari Walker explains why the key distinction between life and other kinds of "things" is how life uses information.
Some news is slow, some news is fast — and there are two simple techniques to help you filter both.
If philosophers really enjoy one thing, it’s a good debate — but not an argument.
It's high time owners learned to speak their dog's language.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Jeremy Johnson — co-founder of the talent network Andela — reflects on leadership in the age of remote work and AI.
There is one obstacle that reliably blocks innovative ideas: how we fund science.
Is it ever possible for God to violate the laws of nature?
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A simple semantic device — invented by a forgotten senator — can help us break “the curse of knowledge.”
Hospice nurse Julie McFadden shares three examples where people hold off death, just for a bit.
How do you cope when joining a team shatters your confidence? Albert Camus and Harry Stack Sullivan can help.
Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein drew inspiration from psychologists as well as their own children, becoming more understanding parents in the process.
Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.
How has tennis changed in recent decades? The wear and tear on Wimbledon’s Centre Court may tell the tale.
Why dispelling the notion that it's all about getting the correct answer is so powerful.
For centuries, Newton's inverse square law of gravity worked beautifully, but no one knew why. Here's how Einstein finally explained it.
"I know what you're thinking" can sound kind or creepy — depending on who's saying it.