"You can't possibly exaggerate how much better it is to live in a peaceful, orderly society, and to be wealthy, and healthy, and surrounded by people who you love."

Evolution may have built our brains, but it didn't build them to find truth.

Most of us think we're good listeners, but we're wrong — and it's ruining our relationships.

Rediscovering competition in an unexpected place helped her rewrite what was possible — and go on to win gold.

“CIA classifies their secrets according to different terminology. There's confidential secrets, there are secret level secrets, and then there are top secret secrets. And the way that they define each of these different levels actually has to do with the impact that would occur if the secret became public knowledge.”

To be culturally intelligent, you must be curious and open-minded — and the benefits can be transformative.

In "The Gift of Not Belonging," Rami Kaminski explains why group consensus may hinder the original thinkers who help advance society.

“We know that as little as 10 minutes of walking can improve your mood, that is getting that bubble bath with the dopamine, serotonin, endorphins going, anybody can do that.”

The corporate world is no cake walk — as a leader you need a framework that can equip you for the cross-pressures.

Annie Duke, a poker champion turned decision scientist, talks with Big Think about how to choose well under uncertainty.

Why do we fall in love with one person over another? The late biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher unpacks the evolutionary roots of romantic love, sex, and attachment.  Using research […]

For his new book, “The Ghost Lab,” Matt Hongoltz-Hetling spent time with paranormal investigators to understand their relationship with science and society.

"If we did create beings that were more like non-human animals, we ought to treat them much better than we now treat non-human animals."

Clarity driven by anxiety rarely lasts.

The “primacy/recency effect” is used by celebrated movie-makers, Broadway composers, and restaurateurs — it can work for you too.

“You can debate all sorts of things about how the texture of American life has changed. What you can't debate is the sheer, objective, existential fact that Americans are more alone than ever.”

John Green opens up about his struggle to remain hopeful while writing about suffering and injustice.

The child has no control at all and the adult tries to control too much. But there is a third way.

Psychiatrist Dr. Bessel van der Kolk discusses key methods for rewiring the brain, kickstarting the healing process, and opening your mind to new perspectives.

From bondage to freedom: Baruch Spinoza’s guide to the rational life.