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Mind and Behavior
The nature of civilizational threats has changed in a mere decade.
10mins
Tim Ferriss has interviewed some of the most powerful thinkers in the world. This is what he learnt about how they operate.
There's such thing as a healthy sense of pride in oneself and one’s accomplishments.
Frugality can also benefit the environment.
Million Stories
Depression might be similar to dreaming.
Are anti-workers the lazy children of privilege or the brave vanguard of a utopic upheaval?
“Like real dreams, it does not explain, does not complete its sequences," film critic Roger Ebert once wrote about "Mulholland Drive."
Some scientists think brain organoids could develop a form of consciousness. Others say that's science fiction.
Within the "Dark Triad" of personality traits, narcissism exists on a confidence spectrum.
Ev Fedorenko’s Interesting Brains Project highlights the human brain’s remarkable capacity to adapt, reorganize in the face of early damage.
This is your brain on work.
"Of course, the spleen is the biggest organ in the body."
6mins
History’s most remarkable leaders had this one trait in common. We can harness it too.
Extreme home environments — either very supportive or harshly negligent — tend to produce more sensitive kids.
Scientists are still figuring out why tirzepatide causes weight loss. One theory is that they “accidentally” created a new hormone.
“We are biologically programmed to have empathy. It’s something we can’t suppress.”
Only humans can voluntarily conjure new objects and events in our minds.
Lonely humans will become infatuated with AI-fabricated personas.
To keep up with the pace of change, organizations that haven’t already can benefit greatly from exploring skills-based training.
Research shows that spending more time on social media is associated with body image issues in boys and young men.
5mins
Expert Michael Spitzer explains how culture can “tune” your musical taste.
A healthy endocannabinoid system is critical to the human body’s immune functions.
Studies show talk therapy works, but experts disagree about how it does so. Finding the answer could help professionals and patients.
While ticker tape synesthesia was first identified in the 1880s, new research looks at this unique phenomenon — and what it means for language comprehension.
In a state of "hyperwar," accidents or unexpected AI decisions could lead to widespread devastation before humans could intervene.
There's a link between dark personality traits and breaches of battlefield ethics.
5mins
We are ~99% genetically identical to chimpanzees. But there are three key traits that separate us.
It may be an advantage in some contexts.
4mins
A productivity expert explains how you can be creative and a powerhouse of productivity.