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Are we becoming too obsessed with the idea that people can't think straight? When I began blogging here at BigThink five years ago, I would have said no. After all, […]
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Sales guru and persuasion expert Daniel H. Pink explains how you can use motivational interviewing to influence others' thoughts and behaviors. Pink's latest book is "To Sell Is Human: The […]
Want a career shift? Learning to code could be your ticket to a better life. With computer programming booming in popularity, you've got a bevy of educational choices to choose from.
How do you find out if all that money you're investing in social media is paying off? The keys are knowing which tools to use and which metrics have value.
We often think of power as a possession rather than a function of the relationship between people. The problem with this formulation is that it gives the impression that the […]
Interviewing over Skype can be incredibly stressful, especially if you haven't prepared correctly. The key to nailing the new job is in how you diligently arrange everything can control before the interview starts.
The label “rational” is being used illogically. Economists (even the better behavioural kind) often misapply it, ignoring Shakespeare’s wisdom (he understood human nature better) and our evolved relational rationality. 1. […]
I was recently (virtually) introduced to Simon de la Rouviere after reading his recent article, "In the Future, Everyone Will Have Their Own Cryptocurrency." Simon makes a bold prediction: personal cryptocurrencies […]
Wyoming and Colorado are not the only cartographic twins
Canadian researchers have identified the part of the brain that links motor learning with the need for a full night's sleep. This is why dancers, actors, and musicians are at their best at full rest.
The Defender is billed as a smart personal protection device. Not only will it photograph an assault, it sends that photo to the authorities.
The top 10 pictures from a Russian cosmonaut you’ve never heard of. Image credit: NASA, Space Shuttle Atlantis, during mission STS-132. “We came all this way to explore the Moon, […]
We all know what advice we'd give our teenage selves now, given what we've learned. But what advice can the teenage you provide now?
Don't panic if you've lost your phone. Most devices have built-in retrieval features. Other strategies and approaches can help you get yours back in a flash.
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Economist Daniel Altman acknowledges that the student loan industry in the United States is a disaster. The obvious solution of government intervention by way of forgiveness could make things even […]
I’m lucky to spend a couple weeks each August up at Moosehead Lake in Maine, where paved roads and power lines disappear and an endless blanket of rich green forests […]
Pro tip for incoming college freshmen: many, many people are going to try and nickel and dime you over the next four years. Don't let the student bookstore rob you blind.
Make sure before you press the red button that you're using the best device or app and are well-versed on consent.
Twitter is experimenting with ways to infuse your feed with "relevant content" by people you don't follow. Is this the end of Twitter as a democratic platform?
Four years ago a paper by Dan Sperber published in the Review of Philosophy and Psychology coined the term: The Guru Effect - the tendency for people to "judge profound […]