The psychology of people who cut off all communication—and how that affects their partners.

"We do not experience primarily because we have brains; we experience because we are alive."

Just because you can't experience it doesn't mean it's not real.

We have it in our power to forgive a debt — and learning to use this power in the workplace can be golden.

“If we're to be happy at all, it has to be found outside of this notion of pleasure. We have to step beyond hedonia. But the problem is that we risk going too far.”

Encouraging thoughtful responses over impulsive reactions can help prevent AI exploitation in decision-making.

The problem for galactic-scale civilizations comes down to two numbers.

“Self-awareness, it's the least visible part of emotional intelligence, but we find in our research that people low in self-awareness are unable to develop strengths very well in other parts of emotional intelligence.”

“Could you create a god?” Nietzsche's titular character asks in "Thus Spoke Zarathustra."

Americans are getting older, and so are traditional healthcare methods. CEO of Northwell Health Michael Dowling shares his take on how we can develop the best care for our elderly loved ones.

Will "Sausage Party" survive the test of time?

"Humans, like most mammals, tend to shut down in really frightening situations for which they have no training or prior experience. Researchers call it negative panic. People do nothing. They shut down."

The Wharton School professor — and author of Co-Intelligence — outlines ways we can tap into the AI advantage safely and effectively.

In 2021, residents of the top America could expect to live 20.4 years longer than residents of the bottom America.

"Is it possible that consciousness is a much more basic phenomenon in nature and is essentially pervading everything?"

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Our classical intuition is no good in a quantum Universe. To make sense of it, we need to learn, and apply, an entirely novel set of rules.

Listen, set boundaries, and point them where to go.

Psychotherapist Israa Nasir explains how a “value-aligned life” can help us crush our goals — without being crushed by the need to accomplish more.

Storytelling skills are not just for entertainment — practical exercises used by the cream of Hollywood can transform your work-life.

The most massive early galaxies grew up faster, and have more stars, than astronomers expected, according to JWST. What does it all mean?

Today’s technology presents unique challenges for social awareness and relationship management at work, making emotional intelligence all the more critical.

While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?

"I have a friend who thinks vaccines cause autism," writes Nina. "What can I do?"

"I think we need a truly open-ended conversation with 8 billion strangers, and what makes that hard to do increasingly is a level of political fragmentation and extremism and partisanship born of our engagement with these new technologies."

The truly talented are those who got to where they are despite preconceived expectations.

In the 18th century, David Hume argued that we are only motivated to do good when our passions direct us to do so. Was he right?

What can you do to support your health during menopause? “If exercise were a drug, that would be the one thing that we would be giving to everybody.”

The color of the shirt you're wearing right now depends on many factors, from your eye shape to what language you speak.

Scientists have created a magnificent portrait of every connection among neurons in a fruit fly’s brain.