Thinking

You’re probably already in a complex adaptive system. You may as well learn how to be effective in one.

The larger the stakes and scope, the less likely a conspiracy theory is to be true.

Learn how to lean into difficult times and build your resilience.

Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy?

Isolation and empathy are by no means mutually exclusive.

Should pharmaceutical companies pay people for their plasma? Here’s why paid plasma is a hot ethical issue.

All that matters is the here and now.

Practicing Socratic ignorance, or avoiding certainty of our own knowledge, diminishes inequality and pushes us in our search for wisdom.

Why finding joy is more easily attainable than the pursuit of happiness.

If you feel like you’re on a hamster wheel in life, it might be time for a powershift.

Learn how to negotiate like a shark. Here are Shark Tank investor Daymond John’s tips for powerful communication.

Distraction at work is a symptom of cultural dysfunction, not a symptom of technology, as many people claim.

The Buddha wasn’t concerned with transcendence, but rather fully embodying the moment.

Play and experimentation are the keys to creativity and innovation.

These three tactics will help you focus on the task at hand.

Beware of the “fallacy of excessive expertise.”

Deciding how we ought to live is one of the greatest challenges of being alive. Ask yourself these important questions to gain clarity, with philosopher Peter Singer.

Do you get worried or angry? Ever forget to tithe? One minister has bad news for you.

What leads people to believe in “chi” attacks and “no-touch” knockouts?

We all know somebody who avoids meat. These schools of thought suggest those people are onto something.

Philosophy professor James Sterba revives a very old argument.

Living 150 years sounds great… till you consider the effects on population.

The new podcast is a deep dive into human nature.

If the materialistic view alone can’t explain the mind, then what?

We live in contradiction. How we confront that fact matters.

From the Aquinas viewpoint, it was both a human and divine process.

The ways in which humans have divinized technology.

To the Muslim psyche, glimpses of God can be found everywhere.

Researchers found that the hearts of Sufi devotees harmonized as one during a mystical practice. And this isn’t the first study to show heart synchronization between people.

A bit of planning goes a long way.