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Human thinking is antiquated.
New research from Big Think+ on what scares your future leaders.
From honing the art of perception to checking cognitive biases, here are a few techniques employees can learn in critical thinking training.
Joe Betts-LaCroix — co-founder and CEO of Retro Biosciences — talks to Big Think about invention, authenticity, and Sam Altman’s “art of the startup.”
Aragon AI CEO Wesley Tian tells Big Think Business how he took his company from initial conception, through acceleration, to the scaling phase.
“Hardcore History” host Dan Carlin recently spoke with Big Think about the history of humanity’s drive to create — and whether or not we can control it.
We can no longer approach the news as passive consumers.
In our competitive world, fortune does not appear to favor the humble — but a strong counter-narrative is emerging.
Psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains why growth-mindset teams outperform those centered around a lone genius.
Big Think recently spoke with Nick Bostrom about how humans might find fulfillment in a post-scarcity world.
Organizational scientist Steven Rogelberg discusses the common meeting mistakes leaders make and how they can change course.
The ability to toggle between abstract and concrete thinking is a key differentiator of high-potential leaders.
According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.
Voltaire’s wonderful satire, Candide, remains a useful work-life antidote to bogus platitudes and naive optimism.
Memories aren’t mental recordings, but pliable information we can use to better manage the present and conjure future possibilities.
Happiness is not a five-star holiday. It’s often the result of struggle — and asking for help, as author Stephanie Harrison recently told Big Think.
MakeLoveNotPorn founder Cindy Gallop says women need to stop giving a damn what people think.
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Delay the instant gratification of online knowledge and first seek out the wisdom within yourself.
Big Think talks to Konrad Feldman — founder of advertising tech innovator Quantcast.
Marketing expert Jonah Berger explains how simple tweaks to your word use can have a huge impact on team communication.
You know Steve-O. Now meet Steve Glover, as the professional stuntman talks to us about pain, insecurity, and never finding contentment.
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Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.
Nike athlete and famed Peloton instructor Tunde Oyeneyin shares how she turned her pain into purpose.
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Public mass shooters almost always have worldviews shaped by the “3 Rs”: rage, resentment, and revenge.
Gladiators fought in rounds, and there were referees to enforce rules. Only rarely were gladiators killed.
Although social paranoia is more common than clinical paranoia, studies suggests that American society isn’t any more conspiratorial than it has been in the past.
“I hope we take a mindset where we are willing to look for weird life in weird places.”
When ancient humans stared into the darkness, they imagined monsters. Today, staring into the future, AI is the monster.
Psychologist Noel Brick shares the mental techniques we can use to improve our performance on and off the field.