Some say that great ideas come out of thin air. Neuroscientist David Eagleman posits that perhaps all great ideas are simply built upon old ideas, because thats what fuels the creative brain.

Sometimes the best strategy is to think completely outside the box. Or not have a strategy at all.

History is littered with thousands of things that tried to appeal to everyone and yet failed miserably. If you want true success, try to appeal to a core group.

Getting your vote to where it matters can be harder and more corrupt than it should be. Could blockchain technology build a better system and rebuild people's trust?

"There’s actually a science to why stories matter. So when we hear a good story as human beings our brain lights up. It illuminates the city of our minds…It makes us care. It builds relationships."

Want to tax corporations without scaring them off, outsmart a calculating kid, or get rid of the world's nuclear warheads? Think like a game theorist.

A philosopher explores these virtues.

Are you living at just 40% of your potential? Here's how to tap into your inner Navy SEAL.

There have been some interesting "sightings" in the news these days.

Why do you check your phone 150 times a day? Is it a conscious choice, or have the attention merchants gotten into your head?

What's changed since Anita Hill took on Clarence Thomas in 1991? The power of the accuser.

This holiday season, ask the questions you don't know the answer to.

And science itself even proves it.

History shows us why we can't trust centralized power. So what can we trust?

Artificial Intelligence has come a long way in a short time. So at what point will it be able to emulate the great artists and writers of our time?

The acting giant talks about how those in the corporate and business worlds could take a page from artists… simply by embracing a reward system not rooted in hard metrics.

Author, speaker, and public intellectual Richard Dawkins is a first-class debater on subjects as grand and reaching as the very existence (or lack thereof) of a master creator. But he's got a simple yet highly effective technique to win people over to see his point of view. Find out what it is right here.

Here's why your brain’s biases are a win for fake news, and a pay day for Facebook.

The agricultural revolution was one of the best things to happen to the human species, right? Wrong.

Middle America is tired of those latte-sipping liberals and their "elite media" hanging out in New York City, but Ariel Levy makes the case that Americans aren't as different from one another as they'd like to think.