Kennedy realized that people were agreeing with him and with each other because they didn’t want to feel out of place.

Examples of military leadership in Iraq show us the limitations of leadership that stomps out dissent.

Robert Pinsky takes his poem “The City” and transforms it into a Tweet.

Robert Pinsky reads his recently published poem, The City.

Human beings are very deeply motivated by four primary drives: to acquire, to bond, to create meaning and defend. One of the organizations that does a great job of balancing […]

Sal Khan is the founder of the Khan Academy, which offers free online lessons on a wide range of subjects. One of the key factors that has made Khan Academy […]

Big Think reader Liam Stein asks Dr. Michio Kaku the question “How will the world look post-singularity? Can you walk us through a day in the life of a transhuman?”

Researchers at Purdue University created a high-resolution, interactive map that shows where U.S. carbon emissions originate. The highest amounts don’t necessarily come from the places you’d expect. The southeastern states, […]

if you’re stuck in a bad marriage with bad behavior, then do things, certain habits that you do every day that you would never do otherwise.

If we took a much more supple view of how the world actually works, we wouldn’t spend all our time trying to break everything apart to study the details.

Joshua King had a great game plan: make a list of the companies he wanted to work for, research them, and network with as many people as possible. He ended […]

Many people possess an over-confidence in their own moral capacity. Nitin Nohria, dean of Harvard Business School, argues this overconfidence is what so often gets people in trouble.

Every week Dr. Kaku answers a question from our readers. This week Bruce Vang asks “Are we ever going to develop a machine that can control the weather somewhat?”

Peter Diamandis, Chairman and Co-Founder of Singularity University, argues the best way to predict the future is to create it yourself.

The technological utopia known as the Singularity–when mankind merges with machines–will not bring immortality, says the philosopher John Gray.

Salman Khan envisions the school of the future, where mastery and empathy are the core values, and the curriculum is driven by self-paced learning.

Oscar-winning filmmaker James Marsh discusses the moments of inspiration behind his films and emphasizes the importance of trusting your instincts.