Some intellectuals use charisma and deception to obscure the holes in their arguments. Here is how to see through their smokescreen.
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People underestimate their opponent’s capacity to feel basic human sensations. We can short-circuit this impulse through moral reframing and perspective taking.
To do more, it sometimes pays to do nothing at all.
Success is about give and take — with a little more give.
Meditation can put you in a wiser relationship with life.
Perfectionism is on the rise, and its consequences for mental health can be devastating. The Japanese philosophy of "wabi sabi" can help.
Research suggests that emotional intelligence is more vital for success than IQ.
Despite a reputation for catastrophe and cat killings, curiosity is a beneficial drive that improves our lives and well-being.
Today’s careers don’t offer a clear path forward, but the rewards can be worth more than a gold watch at retirement.
The best-laid plans of mice and everyone else.
You don’t need to ride into the danger zone to take advantage of TOPGUN’s life and career lessons.
We need a hypothesis that accounts for both the fine-tuning of physics for life but also the arbitrariness and gratuitous suffering we find in the world.
There is no sure-fire formula for success, but you can be better prepared to create your own.
If the "self" is not real, then we are slaves to a billiard ball universe, trapped in a nihilistic nightmare in which we cannot change our fate.
Elastic thinking can reveal the assumptions that hamstring our ability to solve seemingly intractable problems.
Most people have a distorted view of what being a scientist is like. Scientists need to make a greater effort to challenge stereotypes.
Unplugging only ignores the hard work of overcoming your distractions.
All American and European eels originate in the same place.
Wizbang innovations capture the public’s imagination, but thoughtful, incremental development is often more valuable to those in need.
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?
There were at least eight other human species, some of whom existed for far longer than we have. Who were they?
An interview with filmmaker Jason Sussberg about his new film about Stewart Brand and the importance of culture in achieving progress.
A group of prominent scientists shares how research has changed them.
Objective reality exists, but what can you know about it that isn't subjective. According to some neuroscientists, not much.
You only have 4,000 weeks of life. Use them wisely.
Contrary to popular research, people with more money are happier, but it’s their spending habits, not their account balances, that move the dial.
Luck doesn’t fall from the sky. It’s about how you position yourself for life’s challenges.
Thinkers like Richard Reeves, Louise Perry, and Judith Butler discuss parenthood and the future of the sexual revolution.
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Boredom isn’t the enemy; it’s a catalyst for changing your relationship to work.
Dive into China's profound intellectual legacy through five seminal texts that have shaped millennia of thought.