Ryan Condal, who worked in pharmaceutical advertising before Hollywood, talks with Big Think about imposter syndrome, “precrastination,” and Westeros lore.
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Symbolic gestures often speak to our psyche in ways no rational action could ever speak to our intellect.
Screens were around in previous generations, but now they truly define childhood.
From COVID and cancer vaccines to a steady drop in the number of people living in extreme poverty, there are reasons for optimism in 2023.
But does Amazon know when you’re tired or hungry?
Colors can influence your emotions and behaviors, but “color psychology” yields no real insight into your personality.
Flow occurs when a task’s challenge is balanced with one’s skill.
Many were expecting extremism survivor and free speech advocate Salman Rushdie to take home the Nobel Prize in Literature, but Annie Ernaux beat him to it.
You don’t have to “feel the burn” to see improvements to your health and well-being.
No amount of success can overcome imposter syndrome without a mindset geared toward growth.
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In the philosophy of Star Wars, the Sith are evil because they surrender to passion. But is a life of total rationality a “good” life?
If secrets are a kind of poison, confession is the antidote.
It’s knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it’s not magic that powers AI though; it’s just math and data.
It’s time to put on your listening hat.
“You gotta know when to fold ’em.”
In the 1980s, some wardens started painting their cells with a shade of pink dubbed “Baker-Miller Pink.”
Resilience training can be instrumental in helping employees recover from difficulties and embrace change in the workplace.
MAPS founder Rick Doblin speaks to Big Think about the FDA’s rejection of MDMA therapy and the future of psychedelic treatments.
While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?
The engineer working on Google’s AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
We already know animals feel emotions, and that they can understand humans’ emotions. But can they understand each other’s emotions?
What are we supposed to do when experts look at the same data yet reach starkly different conclusions?
Here’s how to avoid getting duped by the “dark patterns” of online businesses.
There is strong evidence that invertebrates are sentient beings.
Math can explain why your laces spontaneously come untied — and how to stop it.
We have a morbid curiosity about nautical disaster stories. The Irish “Wreck Viewer” offers a window into centuries of marine misfortune.
A new study casts doubt on previous research showing that emotional well-being plateaus at an income of $75,000 per year.
Please stop calling our Sun an “average star.” It is philosophically dubious and astronomically incorrect.
The golden rule of self-compassion: Treat yourself with the same kindness you treat others.
Ultrarunning is a celebration of living and a rehearsal of dying all rolled up in a single intense experience.