Researchers find a technique to help encourage self-critical people to accept their successes and build confidence.

Jon Acuff discusses the four moments you'll encounter in your career and the key to navigating them.

Is it like that Corn God myth? Do you devour them? 

From novice to mastery, one frame at a time. “Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and […]

Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Red Hat, explains how the cloud is evolving in a way few anticipated.

Steven Kotler explains that a new device and its imitators can trigger "mystical" experiences in the brain.

The best way to benefit from meditation is to start small — really small. Dr. Suzuki explains how short bursts of meditation can change the biology of your brain for the better, making you healthier and more purpose driven.

Researchers find the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may manifest substantially earlier than previously thought.

Don't let their adorable faces fool you. They are killing machines.

We surprise the world's brightest minds with ideas they're totally unprepared to discuss. This week on Big Think's podcast, we're joined by the legendary musician and spoken word artist Henry Rollins.

It would be like exposing them to smallpox.

With angry tribal polarizing language, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia challenges the very right of the Supreme Court to judge cases that require interpretation of Constitutional Law.

Growing older and accepting death can make you value your life or cause you to scream and run the entire time. 

Many believe that evolution plays only ruthless "red in tooth and claw" games. But that view tends to ignore that nature is teeming with unseen or underappreciated teamwork. 

Is it possible that our problems indicate a flaw in the theory of gravity? “I soon became convinced… that all the theorizing would be empty brain exercise and therefore a […]

“How are you?” It’s a question we ask each other every day, almost reflexively, and we rarely pause to think when responding: “Fine, thanks. You?” Of course, these frequent exchanges are […]

Fear of offending one another is driving us apart, says the celebrated comic. That's why we have comedy.

Add static electricity to the long list of things we thought we understood, but didn’t. “Electricity can be dangerous. My nephew tried to stick a penny into a plug. Whoever […]

Virtual reality company Fove doesn't just want to manufacture a VR headset; it wants to make one with eye-tracking technology.

The National Center for PTSD estimates that between 13 to 35 percent of teens are using cutting, scratching, and pinching skin as a way to cope with the emotional stress of their daily lives.