Media provocateurs and conspiracy theorists insist that they're "just asking questions." No, they aren’t.

The Jewish prophets, Plato, Sun Tzu, and Buddha all lived in a "golden age" of philosophy that laid the foundation of modern thought.

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Inflection points veer life in unexpected directions. While unnerving, they provide opportunities for those who can navigate them.

Join Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and best-selling author Charles Duhigg as he interviews Victoria Montgomery Brown, co-founder and CEO of Big Think.

Objective reality exists, but what can you know about it that isn't subjective. According to some neuroscientists, not much.

Does history have a grand narrative, or is it just a random walk to no place in particular? And is the world as we know it about to change?

Will and Ariel Durant were praised for their ability to look at the big picture without losing sight of its little details, even if they did miss some of them.

Some intellectuals use charisma and deception to obscure the holes in their arguments. Here is how to see through their smokescreen.

Join the lauded author of Range in conversation with best-selling author and poker pro Maria Konnikova!

It really depends on who you ask, as one European poll found out. 

When you're a genius, how do you make ends meet?

In recent years, women have made incredible strides in the business world. Forty-one women currently lead Fortune 500 companies. While that remains an unacceptably low percentage (8 percent) overall, it […]

We value human life in a way that assumes we possess a sacred something not found in beings like lambs, turkeys, or mosquitoes.

Contrary to what we've been told for decades, depression isn't coming from inside our heads. This author and big thinker tells us that it's coming much more from the society we live in.

Is coolness wearing a leather jacket and slicking your hair back? Or is it "a measured rebellion" within established boundaries? One big thinker tells us that being "cool" is sort of like a cult, at least from a sociological standpoint.

The opening lines of Smartmatic's $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News lay bare the culture of denial in the US.

Elastic thinking can reveal the assumptions that hamstring our ability to solve seemingly intractable problems.

The insurmountable contrasts between their visions help explain Russia’s stunted development and hint at its destructive future.

People underestimate their opponent’s capacity to feel basic human sensations. We can short-circuit this impulse through moral reframing and perspective taking.

“Who ya gonna believe: me or your own eyes?” Until you can assess your perception, the answer should be neither.

Most people have a distorted view of what being a scientist is like. Scientists need to make a greater effort to challenge stereotypes.

What speech is harmful, how do we know, and what do we do if we find out?

The visual languages of comics and graphic novels are great exercise for developing brains.

Unplugging only ignores the hard work of overcoming your distractions.

Tips from neuroscience and psychology can make you an expert thinker.

Being more creative doesn’t require a ‘Muse.’ It’s about pairing intelligence and imagination.

Your inner voice can be the devil on your shoulder or the angel. It depends on where your focus lies.

To reap the benefits of digital technologies, we must contend with their addictive designs.

Luck doesn’t fall from the sky. It’s about how you position yourself for life’s challenges.