Just because you don’t believe in God doesn’t mean you aren’t superstitious.
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Thoughtful advice on how to manage a volatile market.
The recent debate between Slavoj Zizek and Jordan Peterson lived up to the hype.
Conspiracies do happen. So, how do you know which theories might be worth investigating?
Disagreements are inevitable — we all have different experiences that lead us to be who we are and to what we believe. Almost as inevitable are distrust, suspicion, and even […]
Average waiting time for hitchhikers in Ireland: Less than 30 minutes. In southern Spain: More than 90 minutes.
Almost 200 cognitive biases rule our everyday thinking. A new codex boils them down to 4.
Is consciousness just a showdown between your beliefs and perceptions?
This parody documentary skewers both the skeptic and the superstitious, and accurately shows what issues skeptics face.
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Executive coach Alisa Cohn, in her Big Think+ video, “Understand Ownership and Accountability: What It Means to Be In Charge When Things Go Wrong,” uses her experience with a company […]
Is it saying too much to say something doesn’t exist when you have no evidence either way?
Americans lost $116.9 billion gambling in 2016.
Mercantilism, the oldest thing in economics, is back in a big way.
Great ideas in philosophy often come in dense packages. Then there is where the work of Marcus Aurelius.
A new book about life under communism reveals an unexpected benefit.
Some books had a profound influence on Einstein’s thinking and theories.
In Well Grounded, behavioral neuroscience professor Kelly Lambert says it’s all about contingency planning.
One of the most famous experiments in psychology might be completely wrong.
Why is manipulating people morally wrong but influencing them is not? Here’s the fundamental distinction between manipulation and non-manipulative influence.
We all make mistakes. However, acknowledging them can help you overcome the “sunk cost fallacy” and move on.
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to a record-setting $1.6 billion after Friday’s drawing yielded no winners. Now, thousands of people are snatching up $2 tickets ahead of Tuesday’s drawing […]
Talking about climate change doesn’t have to be an argument over Thanksgiving dinner. Some people, though maybe not all, can be persuaded.
Think you make moral judgments objectively? Think again.
Digitally restored vector painting of President Thomas Jefferson. Digitally restored vector painting of President Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States of America, the principal […]
The five stages of psychogenic death — aka, “give-up-itis.”
Some stress out. Some read. Some drink.
The renowned linguist and controversial political critic said President Donald Trump is choosing to race toward the catastrophes of climate change.
Novels open us to the nuances of being human.