After 70 years, “The Power of Positive Thinking” remains incredibly popular, even though its critics find the book to be mostly fluff.
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The placebo effect is not the “power of positive thinking.” The fact that it is getting stronger is not a good development.
A growing body of research suggests that optimism plays a significant role in promoting both physical and mental well-being.
Lord Kelvin is thought to have said there was nothing new to discover in physics. His real view was the opposite.
In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.
A physicist, a psychologist, and a philosopher walk into a bar and discuss a framework for thinking better in the 21st century.
No matter how good our measurement devices get, certain quantum properties always possess an inherent uncertainty. Can we figure out why?
Leadership evasion might seem like a plan for workplace freedom but it isn’t a good thing — it’s a denial of opportunity.
Ways to move forward when you’re wrong and I’m right.
Finding meaning isn’t just personally fulfilling — it’s critical to our brain’s development, explains USC neuroscientist.
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In general relativity, matter and energy curve spacetime, which we experience as gravity. Why can’t there be an “antigravity” force?
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.”
Why most billionaires aren’t geniuses and most geniuses aren’t billionaires, explained by political scientist Brian Klaas.
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How to make sure our formative tendencies don’t derail us from being the great leaders we are trying to become.
Executive coach Jodi Wellman explains how to “make it to the end with no regrets.”
Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking – and how we can stop that from happening.
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Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.
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Much like a muscle, providing effective feedback is an asset leaders can develop over time with focus, consistent effort and commitment.
Studies on “growth mindset” interventions fail to show significant benefits.
A recent study suggests that exposure to visual stimuli can diminish the effects of psychedelic drugs.
Psychopathic tendencies may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists.
It’s a proclivity that sometimes leads to internal conflicts and high turnover.
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Ginni Rometty shares lessons in leadership learned during her 40 year tenure and recent executive position as former CEO of IBM.
Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.
If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.
Some processes, like quantum tunneling, have been shown to occur instantaneously. But the ultimate cosmic speed limit remains unavoidable.
Nestor Maslej, research manager at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI), talks us through key findings in the 2024 AI Index Report.
You really can get by with a little help from your friends — if you also look beyond your personal to-do list.
Traveling back in time is a staple of science fiction movies. But according to Einstein, it’s a physical possibility that’s truly allowed.
Arguments don’t have to be about winning or losing; they can help us build trust despite disagreeing.