Mind & Behavior

Mind & Behavior

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

Book cover with a cream background and red border titled "The Power of Guilt" by Chris Moore, PhD, exploring the power of guilt—why we feel it and its surprising ability to heal.
Psychologist Chris Moore reveals why guilt and anxiety lead us to the compassion necessary to earn forgiveness.
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Revisiting the year’s noteworthy nonfiction.
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We think of physical reality as what objectively exists, independent of any observer. But relativity and quantum physics say otherwise.
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25mins
"The big question then is why are most people resilient and why are some people not resilient?"
A man with a beard and glasses smiles as he holds a paper airplane in an office setting, savoring life’s simple joys.
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.
Illustration featuring a brain, a profile of a man resting his face on his hand, a sketch of a head, and brain scan images in purple and green tones.
Neuroscience isn’t dissolving philosophy’s hardest problems — it’s forcing us to rethink where they live.
An older man sits on a chair in front of a white backdrop in a modern, brightly lit room with colorful pillows and minimalist decor.
16mins
"Being connected to another person makes us feel safer and keeps our bodies at a kind of physiologic equilibrium that promotes health."