Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

Study the science of how we think, feel, and act, with insights that help you better understand yourself and others.

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6mins
This is not your average dream interpreter. Nightmares, as explained by a neuroscientist.
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5mins
You might suppress your emotions when you walk through the door at work. But your colleagues can still feel them.
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9mins
Kids are more anxious and depressed than ever. Is identity politics to blame?
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8mins
Experimental neuroscientist Patrick McNamara on how we can harness spiritual experiences to explore alternate realities in our minds, and transform our models of the self.
9mins
Your sexual education was probably inadequate. Here’s the information you always needed.
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1hr 19mins
Steven Pinker explains how to cultivate greater rationality in today's complex world.
5mins
Expert Michael Spitzer explains how culture can “tune” your musical taste.
8mins
Your brain on sex, love, and rejection with biological anthropologist Helen Fisher.
7mins
How to maximize wins and minimize losses, explained by four experts on game theory.
6mins
Do you remember feeling “money shame” for the first time?
Million Stories
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5mins
Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky on the science of temptation, and the limitations of your brain’s frontal cortex.
7mins
Astronomer Michelle Thaller explains the healing power of physics after losing her husband.
7mins
Humans are musical animals four million years in the making, explained by music expert Michael Spitzer.
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5mins
Make it simple. Make it clear. Make it stick. Alan Alda on how to get everyone to understand your thoughts.
John Templeton Foundation
6mins
How do we deal with information overload and unlock creativity? Build a second brain.
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5mins
“What you pay attention to, is your life.” Where do you place precious brain resources?
John Templeton Foundation