Mind and Behavior

Mind and Behavior

The right questions are those sparked from the joy of discovery.
creativity training
By developing skills like divergent thinking and collaboration in the workforce, creativity training has the potential to unlock revolutionary ideas.
Warm relationships protect your mind and body from the slings and arrows of life.
These 5 research-backed tips can turn bad habits into financial gain.
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Two Japanese men sleep on a train car.
It is estimated that as many as 488 million people worldwide were exposed to dangerously long working hours in 2016.
When we don't find ways to relieve chronic stress, personal burnout is the likely consequence.
3mins
Here’s what job interviewers are testing you for, according to economist Tyler Cowen.
love
A new study of global love finds that Americans have some of the most loving relationships, while Chinese and Germans have some of the least.
It may be possible to give people the tools to withstand difficulty before it attaches to them.
Individual space telescopes, like Hubble and JWST, revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe. What if we had an array of them, instead?
Creative people are better able to engage brain systems that don’t typically work together.
Day trading has the potential to yield incredible profits, but without a time machine, you’re unlikely to achieve them.
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The central equation of quantum mechanics, the Schrödinger equation, is different from the equations found in classical physics.
Researchers are looking at neurons required for touch-mediated pain relief.
6mins
How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
Don’t worry that your dog’s world is visually drab.
There are four money personality types. Which are you?
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A black silhouette of a human head with a rectangular section cut out, revealing a profile face against a cloudy blue sky, symbolizes the limits of our attention span.
5mins
“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
John Templeton Foundation
People engage in creative thinking every day, whether they realize it or not.
Hinduism emphasizes the journey, whichever path that takes. And it holds us responsible for our own self-improvement.
atoms
Quantum superposition challenges our notions of what is real.
You don’t have to “feel the burn” to see improvements to your health and well-being.
The “money taboo” is not a single taboo, but rather an amalgamation of several smaller taboos tied to gender and socioeconomic class.
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