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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.
Over-reliance on experts with quick fixes has taken us too far from reality — it’s time to dispel the fairy tales.
If music is a window onto truth, what does screaming reveal?
Schopenhauer and Freud can help teams navigate the most prickly of collaboration problems.
Big Think recently spoke with behavioral scientist and author Katy Milkman about what really motivates us and steers our behavior.
If words are really only 7% of communication, then why would anyone need to learn a foreign language?
The hangover "cures" on the market don't work. A new hydrogel does.
No matter your company role, the road to a happy and robust team culture can be built on unconditional regard for others.
GLP-1 agonists may be able to treat addiction, prevent Alzheimer’s, and more.
Taco Thursdays and free yoga have their limits — for lasting workplace happiness leaders need to think about purpose.
New research from Big Think+ on what scares your future leaders.
Taking the floor is all about connecting authentically with your audience. Here’s how.
It's a proclivity that sometimes leads to internal conflicts and high turnover.
“If we could target those circuits very precisely, then there’s great potential to block the inflammation response for many diseases."
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Journalist Steven Kotler on digital immortality and the tech that could keep us “alive,” forever.
Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction.
When high-anxiety situations arise in the workplace, we tend to react by fighting, fleeing, freezing, or fawning — but there’s a hidden fifth option.
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“Masculinity” has become synonymous with “toxic.” Journalist Christine Emba explains how that happened, and how it can change.
Voltaire's wonderful satire, Candide, remains a useful work-life antidote to bogus platitudes and naive optimism.
We’ve made god-like figures out of hard-charging CEOs — but it’s a bad idea to get high on your own supply.
Admitting that we know little about our future selves can radically improve our decision-making.