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Children who grow up in cities have higher rates of psychosis than others. Researchers find that social cohesion and crime rates are important to these differences.

Researchers like Dr. Nadine Burke Harris have recognized the negative impacts that adverse childhood experiences can have on health. But now we understand more about the resiliency factors as well.

If you wake up every day intent on being happy and exuding happiness, success will follow.

Like a culinary canary in the coal mine, coleslaw can tell you everything you need to know about a restaurant.  

A live-blog event of an incredible public lecture by a scientist on the inside of James Webb’s team. “The [James Webb] telescope is basically designed to answer the big questions in […]

The reward of the doldrums is an uptick, however temporary, in your ability to make rational decisions.  

The famous inventor Nikola Tesla shared his views on dieting and exercising that helped him think better and live longer.

To describe humans as innately selfish creatures (a) misunderstands some of our most important scientific and evolutionary theories and (b) is empirically false. A person’s first impulse is generally toward generosity, not meanness.

Two of America’s core values—democracy and meritocracy—seem increasingly conflicted and confused. Let’s clarify how they’re supposed to work, using Lincoln’s tyranny test. 

We all want to have a good, stable relationship with somebody, says Dr. Helen Fisher. So it’s important to understand how intense romantic love affects our long-term goals.

The science behind choosing the right music for being productive.

The Urban Confessional project offers free listening to anyone who has no one to talk to.

Police use the same mechanism to make split-second life-or-death decisions that we do. But that mechanism is kind of a racist idiot. 

As Twitter celebrates its tenth anniversary, we look back at how it’s changed the world for the better. HINT: All of that world-changing goodness comes straight from its users.

This year’s Winter X Games awarded medals to Halo 5: Guardians competitors and some professional athletes aren’t happy about it.

Bill Nye the Science Guy tackles the perennially challenging topic of time travel. Whether we can ultimately travel through time may depend on the speed of our yet-to-be-invented time machine.

Self-compassion is a better strategy for feeling good about yourself than the promotion of self-esteem. 

Nature versus nurture is back, and this time it’s about happiness. Do our behaviors make us happy, or does our brain?

Michio Kaku reminds us that with wonderful new technologies come not-so-wonderful unexpected uses for them.

Parents’ own fears are restricting their kids freedom, and it’s not a good thing.

The roots of the word “Christmas” express two kinds of liberation (of, and from, the masses) with some shortening. Much that matters is hidden in the unsung history of words, and their translations… there’s the rub… 

If they change and distort spacetime as the ripples pass through, could what was once inside actually get out? “Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn […]

Big Think+ is a video-driven platform that catalyzes happiness and performance in professional environments by cultivating leadership, creativity, and self-knowledge. Learn more at edge.bigthink.com.

How the darkest places on the sky unexpectedly house the closest new stars. “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will […]

Just hearing two languages helps babies develop cognitive skills before they even speak. Here’s how – and how you can help them develop those skills.

Happy Birthday To The Person Who Literally Brought Us The Entire Universe “Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.” –Edwin Hubble As […]

Few maximize. Most muddle. So why do economists mainly model the happy few? It makes the math easier, but risks misusing the massive power of markets. Perhaps, like the muddling masses, they should use less math and more logic. 

Adam Smith hated greed. He’d likely be horrified to see how his name is now used. And any Smith fans who believe selfishness is a virtue distort what Smith called his best work.

We will need a good dose of healthy stoicism if we are to survive in the world after work. 

What if overeager parents took a step back from pushing their kids toward good colleges?