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Mind and Behavior
Cognitive neuroscientist and AI researcher Christopher Summerfield explores the differences, and similarities, of how AI and humans make meaning of the world.
Memory takes effort, and our brains know it.
Buddhism has rules for slaying your enemies. But the real surprise is finding out who your enemies actually are.
Neuroscientist Anne-Laure Le Cunff on how to spot and break free from cognitive scripts that limit personal growth.
A study on the “moral circles” of liberals and conservatives gets drafted into the culture wars — with mixed results.
Robert Waldinger, Zen priest and Harvard professor, explains why fulfillment isn’t about reaching an idealized state. It’s found in everyday acts of kindness and compassion.
Big Think spoke with author and psychiatrist Elias Dakwar about addiction, rock bottom, and the moment you realize your compass is broken.
A re-evaluation of how we perceive introverts in leadership is long overdue. Here are the compelling reasons why.
Be more like Goldilocks.
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She’s a fierce competitor on the ice. But the figure skater’s toughest battle has been accepting her shortcomings and learning to love herself.
Unlikely Collaborators
AI, anxiety, and emotional intelligence are on learners' minds as they prepare to tackle the new year.
Neuroscientist and author Anne-Laure Le Cunff discusses the lasting benefits of uncertainty, curiosity, and the experimental mindset.
A brief guide to habits that separate deep understanding from superficial knowledge — and how to cultivate them.
Magicians use “change blindness” to delight audiences — and you can use it to become an excellent colleague.
Conversational AI agents will have a major advantage over human salespeople.
From “job crafting” to questioning our preconceived ideas about work, there are many ways to fight burnout and disengagement.
New research challenges old assumptions about the evolution of the human brain.
Delirium is one of the most perplexing deathbed phenomena, exposing the gap between our cultural ideals of dying words and the reality of a disoriented mind.
Could AI develop true intelligence without sentience? Philosopher Jonathan Birch explores the boundaries of artificial and evolved minds.
Nobody likes a micromanager but if you push too hard in the other direction things could get much worse. Here’s how to reset the balance.
Ethan Kross, psychologist and author of "Shift," explains how negative emotions help us live safely and well.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Performance psychology reveals the mental techniques elite athletes use to build and maintain their confidence.
Professional sport is a hotbed of "performance anxiety” — and to start managing pressure in all settings, we need to properly define it.
Embedding any leadership philosophy in sports demands a selective and multi-disciplinary approach.
Former sports agent Molly Fletcher translates the discipline of great athletes into a framework for achievement in any field.
George Raveling — the iconic leader who brought Michael Jordan to Nike — shares with Big Think a lifetime of priceless wisdom learned at the crossroads of sports and business.
Whether it’s LeBron's shooting patterns or your corporate AI strategy, actionable insights are the key to turning data into meaningful results.