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If you want to write and speak well, use common words, not grandiose ones. Unless you’re Shakespeare, you’re more likely to annoy people.

Gladiators fought in rounds, and there were referees to enforce rules. Only rarely were gladiators killed.

A blood test to diagnose mental illness is a “holy grail” of psychiatry.

In “Not Born Yesterday,” author and cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier makes the case that misinformation is overrated — and other human foibles are underrated.

If you feel like you’re missing out on something bigger, you might be feeling saṃvega.

The answer may lie in the power to see far, far beyond yourself.

The Reitoff principle gives us permission to “write off” a day and intentionally step away from achieving anything.

Instead of fear, his delusions bring him cheer. His psychiatrist embraces them.

Big Think Business columnist Eric Markowitz prefaces his new series on long-term thinking with the experience that almost cut his life short.

Some news is slow, some news is fast — and there are two simple techniques to help you filter both.

Intentions tend to get mangled by overreach in every complex organization — so dial up the charisma and the clarity.

The pathogen typically kills more than 90% of people it infects.

On the morning of April 20, 1961, all conditions were “go” for an attempt at free flight. A man was on standby with a fire extinguisher. Just in case.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

The biggest lingering question about GPT-4 isn’t if it’s going to destroy jobs or take over the world. Instead, it is this: Do we trust AI programmers to tell society what is true?

Eric Olson — CEO and co-founder of Consensus — takes his cues from the university of legendary coaches.

Take a closer look at the different types of reasoning you use every day.

From AI to health and the metaverse, this year’s CES promised new tech that will change lives long after the excitement of the latest TV wears off.

What the hell is “re-engineering business value creation systems” anyway?

One theory for catatonia is that it is similar to an animal’s “death feint.”

“When you feel the isolation setting in at times, you have to reframe your mindset.”

Serving as the inspiration for the modern horror classic “The Blair Witch Project,” what does our fascination with this unsolvable mystery tell us about our modern psyche?

Twin Health lets patients with diabetes see what’s happening inside their own body and can model each patient’s unique metabolism.

Spend well, save well, live well.

Six authors, six monumental legacies, and a unique thread connecting them: a solitary novel that shines brightly.

“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.

Billy was a local celebrity in the early 1900s. And he might have been a murderer.

Your old-fashioned chronological age is just a number. Your biological age can tell you how healthy you really are.

Objective reality exists, but what can you know about it that isn’t subjective. According to some neuroscientists, not much.

Which studies are actually worth the hype?