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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.
Survey data suggests that our bodily perceptions of love extend far beyond the heart.
Every opportunity seized is another lost — but not choosing is the worst choice of all.
If someone can make you feel insecure, incomplete, and inadequate, they then can present themselves as the solution you need.
A healthy lifestyle even protects those who are genetically predisposed to depression.
To thrive in a rapidly changing future, we will need adaptable and diverse skill sets. Here’s where to look.
This biochemist is determined to create a new life form by reversing the shape of molecules.
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Thinkers like Richard Reeves, Louise Perry, and Judith Butler discuss parenthood and the future of the sexual revolution.
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The benefits of the psychedelic seem to last long after the trip wears off.
The great philosopher spent the final portion of his painful life in a vegetative state. Did illness get him there, or was it his own philosophy?
Neural imaging has shown that the brain has “decided” what we’re going to do before we make a conscious choice — but is this even relevant to free will?
Intrinsic motivation cannot be imposed on a team — but you can provide the right culture for it to flourish.
According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.
The father of relativity understood that “not everything that counts can be counted” — as do today’s most impactful leaders.
Even if a leading theory of consciousness is wrong, it can still be useful to science.
Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.
Is immortality a tantalizing possibility or a philosophical paradox?
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"Resilience" is being able to withstand hardship; "antifragility" goes one step further.
Goalkeepers have an enhanced ability to integrate auditory and visual information compared to other players.
If the "self" is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.
John Templeton Foundation
Clear communication is good for business and life — but compelling communication can take you to another level.