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Mind and Behavior
Memories aren’t mental recordings, but pliable information we can use to better manage the present and conjure future possibilities.
When we view hard work as a sign of low aptitude, it harms our ability to learn and grow.
Being bilingual benefits children as they learn to speak — and adults as they age.
People who have a regional accent might prefer robots who speak like them over generic voices.
Neuroscientist Tali Sharot recently spoke with Big Think about a two-step method for escaping the dark sides of habits.
Is it genes or their special bond that drives identical twins to offend at similar rates?
Alli Webb, co-founder of Drybar, has a message for up-and-coming leaders: Embrace the mess!
Too many leaders create an imbalance between thinking and doing — but a clear vision can be sharpened through deep reflection.
A simple dice game shines a bit of light on the psychology of regret.
Here's the thorny reality behind psychedelics' ability to unearth buried memories.
At work we're often asked to be decisive — but how can we make an informed choice without complete information?
Here's how belief in a higher power can act like a psychological safety net.
Bertrand Russell shows us how to recognize emotional arguments smuggled into presumed statements of fact.
About three out of every four people arrested in the U.S. are men. That rate is similar across the world.
After listening to the same playlist, people from the United Kingdom, the United States, and China reported feeling nearly identical bodily sensations.
Its creators hope the technology will help people meaningfully connect with the external world.
Some of the world's most satisfied societies are poor, small, and remote.
Everything acts like a wave while it propagates, but behaves like a particle whenever it interacts. The origins of this duality go way back.
What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.
To make a ton of information stick in your mind, you have to make it chunky.
Benjamin Breen on his greatest revelations while writing about the birth of psychedelic science.
Big Think spoke with animator and animation historian Tom Sito about the cyclical evolution of animation.
Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressure.
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.
An MIT study finds the brains of children who grow up in less affluent households are less responsive to rewarding experiences.
The case for why NASA should pivot to searching for current — not ancient — signs of life.
If the daily grind feels like Sartre's phony act of "bad faith," Heidegger's sense of "being" can help redefine your role.
Defy conventional startup wisdom by charting a steady and impactful path to success.