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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.
Bestselling author Seth Godin urges us to rethink our definition of longevity — and to step back and measure what matters.
Those who know who they are — and what they truly value — refuse to compromise their authentic direction to placate others.
Our brains cling to the bad. This method could help balance the scales.
Science writer Matt Ridley joins us to discuss how “Darwin’s strangest idea” makes us all a bit feather-brained (in a good way).
We manipulate constantly — but few of us want to be called “manipulative.” Here, ex-Google executive Jenny Wood redefines an unfairly maligned trait.
A powerful psychedelic long used in African rituals shows surprising promise for treating traumatic brain injury and PTSD.
Your BS detector might not be as accurate as you think.
49mins
"We try to stick to routines and we try to go through very long lists of tasks, often ignoring our mental health in the process. There is a lot more to think about on a daily basis, but our brains haven't evolved."
A fresh view of intelligence — spanning living systems from bacteria to human civilization — challenges the idea that it’s merely problem-solving.
11mins
"Everything that we care about, everything we experience, everything we know, we know it through our conscious awareness of it."
The nature of “the mind” is always vast and clear no matter how swamped by information we feel — and leaders can learn to embrace this space.
When your life’s truth and the reality you live become out of sync, you risk falling into an "anxiety spiral."
"Lookism" is prevalent and harmful. So why do so few take it seriously?
"Personality isn't based on what we say we'll do. It's rooted in what we actually do, which becomes what we think about."
6mins
"You need to run towards the pain and darkness and not away from it. I think the best leaders always run towards the darkness. They always run towards a problem."
Cognitive neuroscientist and AI researcher Christopher Summerfield explores the differences, and similarities, of how AI and humans make meaning of the world.
Memory takes effort, and our brains know it.
Jono Hey — whose sketches have been shared by the likes of Bill Gates and Steven Bartlett — draws some of his most valued leadership insights.
Buddhism has rules for slaying your enemies. But the real surprise is finding out who your enemies actually are.
Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff on how to spot and break free from cognitive scripts that limit personal growth.