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Mind and Behavior
9mins
The Grammy-nominated artist reflects on a life of heartbreak and a future full of hope.
Unlikely Collaborators
While GLP-1 agonists help people lose weight, different drugs could help them retain muscle at the same time.
Freethink asks three different kinds of experts to answer this question.
The road from Kant to modern cognitive psychology has taught us much about our mental filtering systems.
A new framework describes how thought arises from the coordination of neural activity driven by oscillating electric fields — a.k.a. brain “waves” or “rhythms.”
33 years ago, the theoretical biologist Robert Rosen offered an answer to the question "Is life computable?"
7mins
Are you convincing everyone you’re smart, or accidentally alienating them? Here’s how to find out.
Over-reliance on experts with quick fixes has taken us too far from reality — it’s time to dispel the fairy tales.
We will believe in AGI when it calls on Facetime.
If music is a window onto truth, what does screaming reveal?
Schopenhauer and Freud can help teams navigate the most prickly of collaboration problems.
Big Think recently spoke with behavioral scientist and author Katy Milkman about what really motivates us and steers our behavior.
If words are really only 7% of communication, then why would anyone need to learn a foreign language?
6mins
Will Guidara, owner of iconic restaurants such as Eleven Madison Park, explains how hospitality is the number one thing that can help your business truly succeed.
How heavy is the mask that you wear?
The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.
Taking the floor is all about connecting authentically with your audience. Here’s how.
3mins
Journalist Steven Kotler on digital immortality and the tech that could keep us “alive,” forever.
Finally, an AI that can drive a digital car as a goat.
A new family of drugs is changing the way scientists are thinking about obesity.
Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction.
The "Shopping Cart Litmus Test" is a popular meme about morality. What does it really reveal about one's character?
Nobody likes the uneasy feeling of being watched — so can there be any workplace benefit to the all-seeing eye?
The Gallup World Poll reveals regional peaks and valleys of happiness across all of the continents.
When high-anxiety situations arise in the workplace, we tend to react by fighting, fleeing, freezing, or fawning — but there’s a hidden fifth option.
11mins
“Masculinity” has become synonymous with “toxic.” Journalist Christine Emba explains how that happened, and how it can change.
Admitting that we know little about our future selves can radically improve our decision-making.
Discover how Quantum Bayesianism challenges traditional quantum mechanics by focusing on the role of the observer in creating quantum reality.
At a fundamental level, only a few particles and forces govern all of reality. How do their combinations create human consciousness?
A human hand has the power to split wooden planks and demolish concrete blocks. A trio of physicists investigated why this feat doesn’t shatter our bones.