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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.
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.
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.
The majority of people in every country support action on climate, but the public consistently underestimates this share.
30 years ago Jim VandeHei — co-founder and CEO of Axios — got leadership feedback all wrong. Now, he has the ideal blueprint so you can get it right.
At a fundamental level, only a few particles and forces govern all of reality. How do their combinations create human consciousness?
In the murder trial of Dan White, the defense touched on diet as a cause for White's actions. It has become known as the "Twinkie defense."
Too many companies fail to recognize that “the deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated” — but the solution is easy.
A study of spinal development took a strange turn and made a surprise discovery.
Consumer debt shapes American lives so thoroughly that it seems eternal and immortal, but it’s actually relatively new to the financial world.
Leadership evasion might seem like a plan for workplace freedom but it isn't a good thing — it's a denial of opportunity.
Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.
Sometimes you just want to hear, "I know what it's like."
You really can get by with a little help from your friends — if you also look beyond your personal to-do list.
Tough and cutthroat leaders are celebrated in a results-driven culture — but there is another path to C-suite success.
Even with the best technology imaginable, you'd probably never be able to exist as a consciously aware brain in a vat.
Public mass shooters almost always have worldviews shaped by the "3 Rs": rage, resentment, and revenge.
When does "oversharing" become an issue?