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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.
While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?
If you have any sort of power for any reasonable length of time, you will be changed by it — awareness of the effects is crucial.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Startup success can often hinge on a key lesson derived from behavioral science … and Jerry Seinfeld's "Night Guy vs. Morning Guy" routine.
The color of the shirt you're wearing right now depends on many factors, from your eye shape to what language you speak.
Scientists have created a magnificent portrait of every connection among neurons in a fruit fly’s brain.
There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.
Can laboratories become more humane, or is it time to end animal research altogether?
Cal Newport explains how you and your teams can accomplish more while improving quality and supercharging workplace morale.
Take it from Bezos, Musk, and Einstein — rethinking lines of inquiry can transform business, investing, and innovation strategy.
Whether your hair is straight, wavy, curly, or kinky isn't just genetic in nature. It depends on the physics of your hair's very atoms.
How can "you" move on when the old "you" is gone?
In his latest book, Malcolm Gladwell explores a strange phenomenon of group dynamics.
Rather than allowing technology to exacerbate stress and disconnection, we can use it to actively support our wellbeing.
Reading this article would be such a millennial thing to do.
The controversial theory about magic mushrooms and human evolution gets a much-needed update.
"I am free. It's a lot of effort to be free from the prison that is in your mind, and the key is in your pocket." – Edith Eva Eger
Electric vehicle sales are rising but public charging in cities is still lacking.
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We’re all assigned a label at some point in our lives. You might be the smart one, the creative one or the lazy one. But is that designation really an […]
Unlikely Collaborators
Don't make the mistake of blindly following quantitative metrics — whether you're helping clients or looking for lunch.