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Visionaries know why they get out of bed each day. Do you? Ethnographer and leadership expert Simon Sinek explains how to find direction and fulfillment in your personal and professional life.

Malcolm Gladwell does a post-mortem of the U.S. presidential election, speaking to issues of sexism and moral licensing, and makes a bold prediction.   

Looking for new ways to teach the intellectual capital of humanity to its students, Glasgow University is offering a philosophy course based on the character of Homer Simpson.

Positive thinking all by itself is more destructive than helpful, but when combined with realism and strategy and planning, can be turned to good use.

Attempts to unite religion and science are not new. A big part of the challenge is finding the right language to draw parallels with, and physicists have been especially willing to walk this line.

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It’s possible to develop the areas of your brain that control feelings such as kindness, as well as the regulation of difficult emotions. In this way, you can train your brain to be a tougher guard against negativity.

One of the classic definitions of mindfulness is that it helps us not cling to what is pleasant and not condemn what is unpleasant.

Columbia University forensic psychiatrist Michael Stone dispels common myths about the intersection of violent acts and mental health disorders.

How many things do you firmly believe because you read it in the papers or saw it on the news? 

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. 

Dr. Christine Moutier of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention continues our series “Big Thinkers on Mental Health” with ways society can combat the rising suicide trend.

Dr. Nichole Foubister gives a crash course on bipolar disorder and offers hope for the future of treating this difficult mental illness.

Does the typical college student understand the sort of mental health care options available to her? Dr. Victor Schwartz of The Jed Foundation continues our series “Big Thinkers on Mental Health.”

Does the typical college student understand the sort of mental health care options available to them? Dr. Judith Brisman of Eating Disorder Resource Center continues our series “Big Thinkers on Mental Health.”

What’s the best way to help someone with PTSD? Understand it.

Dr. Helen Blair Simpson of Columbia University Medical Center continues our series “Big Thinkers on Mental Health” with an informative crash course on the intricacies of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Big Think and the Mental Health Channel are proud to launch Big Thinkers on Mental Health, a new series dedicated to open discussion of anxiety, depression, and the many other psychological disorders that affect millions worldwide.

Dr. Michael Lindsey of NYU’s Silver School of Social Work shares his views on the state of mental health within the African-American community.

Those who want to keep Syrian refugees out of the country are succumbing to a classic error of logical reasoning. 

A new study says that the less sleep you get, the more likely you’ll be to catch a cold. 

What distinguishes real OCD from how it’s depicted in pop culture — a characteristic of someone’s perfectionist tendencies — is that sufferers respond to stimuli in the same way everyone else does.

The hurdles in life presented by traumatic experiences, if treated properly, represent opportunities for momentous personal growth.

NYU’s Dr. Nicole Foubister chats with us about the two-faced nature of bipolar disorder.

Just 10 years ago, the suicide-prevention community consisted mainly of families who had been affected by the suicide of a loved one. Today, it numbers in the hundreds of thousands. 

Anxiety is typically a helpful evolutionary tool, but it can sometimes become a pathology.

Mental illness is not one-size-fits-all. Just look at the state of mental health in the black community, which is replete with unique and systemic issues.

Why don’t we just listen to our body? Because our minds, and our culture, are often louder.

Experimentation-out-of-love is often inefficient and hard to measure. It isn’t always “solution-oriented.” But it’s as necessary and natural to us as breathing, and all too easily swept under the rug.