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Your energy doesn’t work like a battery — and treating it that way may be why you still feel tired even after a break.
When applied blindly, resilience can do real harm to our health and our ability to change broken systems.
By better understanding how the brain constructs pain, we may transform how we treat chronic suffering.
Want to know how to handle work-life pressure? Big Think asked Warfare co-directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza.
Professional sport is a hotbed of "performance anxiety” — and to start managing pressure in all settings, we need to properly define it.
When it comes to behavior, genetics may play a larger role than you think.
Can laboratories become more humane, or is it time to end animal research altogether?
It's high time owners learned to speak their dog's language.
Manipulating a signaling pathway in mice reversed their anxiety — and offers hope for a new class of anti-anxiety medications for humans.
Cognitive systems famously posited by psychologist Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) may hold the key to a more productive and focused work environment.
Mental health awareness is more widespread than ever. Some professionals think it may have gone overboard — especially on TikTok.
You really can get by with a little help from your friends — if you also look beyond your personal to-do list.
Research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome.
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
With any occupation comes a risk of health and safety hazards. When it comes to being Santa Claus, the challenges are unique.
Some neuroscientists question whether the body can “keep score” of anything in a meaningful way.
There are many things in life that cannot be improved with greater effort. Sometimes, life requires that you step back.
A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
The Serenity Prayer is nice — until the missiles come raining down on your city.
“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.
Intelligence is not fixed but fluid. A growth mindset allows our brains to flourish while lowering our stress levels.
The moths in your garden might hear your tomato plant's pain.
Long-term research efforts have revealed alarming mental health trends.
Biological age is a better health indicator than the number of years you’ve lived, but it’s tricky to measure.
Without the time to mentally disengage from work, people can slip into burnout.
Researchers watched for signs of withdrawal — but didn't find any.
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.
Millennials are reversing a 40-year decline in stroke deaths.