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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.
In an age of polycrisis, argues leadership coach Lisa Bennett, we should spend less time trying to save the world — and focus on savoring it instead.
Neuroscience isn’t dissolving philosophy’s hardest problems — it’s forcing us to rethink where they live.
By tracking brain activity as primates move freely in the wild, neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our own minds.
Big Think and the John Templeton Foundation gathered scientists, artists, and storytellers in Los Angeles to explore the power of awe.
What 158 L&D leaders told us about the future of leadership development.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Rituals serve psychological functions that go far beyond mere habit or tradition.
As we crank up our search for more powerful AI, maybe we should slow down and reimagine the shape and language of intelligence itself.
In this excerpt from "The Hypocrisy Trap," Michael Hallsworth explains why accusations of hypocrisy don’t always damage credibility.
Conversations about an imminent "AI bubble" tend to miss the big picture.
Joe Nucci, author of "Psychobabble," joins us to discuss how the misuse of psychological language risks blurring the lines between everyday problems and clinical diagnoses.
Be weird and esoteric because humans are weird and esoteric.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The technology might be much closer than you'd think.
These expert-recommended books reveal how big ideas can shape — and sometimes redefine — human progress.
One of the many reasons I love my job is that, on any given week, I get to talk with a dozen or so smart, thoughtful L&D leaders to hear […]
When a word comes to mean everything, it means nothing.
In a world of fast answers, leadership shaped by suffering is radical — and transformative.
"Our ultimate goal, after all, is not a good death but a good life to the very end."
