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Mind & Behavior
Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.
A new framework suggests that bursts of neural chaos could be the fingerprints of a conscious mind at work.
When people born blind gain sight, the hardest part isn’t opening their eyes — it’s teaching the brain how to see.
19mins
"I call it a tyranny of attention because there's so many demands on our attention coming from so many different directions that we are simply overwhelmed and we don't have the mental bandwidth to cope with it."
To bring the best out of your teams, don’t flex like Maximus — lean into a “helpful fight” instead.
The actor, comedian, and marijuana cultivator on collaboration, success, and overcoming nerves — in business and life.
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Toxic positivity isn’t optimism. It’s denial. Historian Kate Bowler explains why our obsession with “good vibes only” is making it harder to cope.
58mins
Alain de Botton argues that our romantic lives are shaped more by the emotional patterns we learned in childhood than by destiny.
Sixty years ago, a little-known philosopher challenged how science understands life. His perspective is finding new relevance in the age of artificial intelligence.
The “dystopian” biotech imagined in these novels is now changing real lives for the better.
Technology, shifting rules, and human ambition push athletes beyond biology’s perceived limits.
Books don’t just stimulate the mind — they trigger physiological changes throughout the body.
By treating the human body as an information system, scientists are using AI to simulate cells, visualize hidden biology, and detect disease at its earliest — and most preventable — stages.
Biohub
The great investor instinctively knew that humans are much smarter than computers in volatile environments. So he bet on common sense.
The benefits of mathematical literacy reach far beyond the realm of numbers and equations.
Why the link between understanding customers and retaining them is forged from emotional connection.
In this excerpt from The Intimate Animal, Justin Garcia shows why curiosity and self-disclosure — not attraction alone — help build intimacy and sustain it over time.
Carl Sagan's baloney detection kit taught us how to separate good science from the work of charlatans. In 2026, that matters more than ever.
Julius Caesar conquered Gaul but his emotional intelligence was pitiful — and there’s plenty we can learn from his leadership deficiencies.
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Happiness collapses the moment hardship arrives. Joy doesn’t. Historian Kate Bowler explains why joy can coexist with pain — and why that makes it a stronger, more fulfilling emotion.
I'm definitely a Kitsune, but would a Kitsune actually say that?