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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?
The digital world will always entail risks for teens, but that doesn’t mean parents aren’t without recourse.
Thinking of a number between one and ten? Here's how predictable human responses create the illusion of telepathy.
How do you cope when joining a team shatters your confidence? Albert Camus and Harry Stack Sullivan can help.
Going against the grain is often difficult — but necessary for outperformance over the long-term.
50 years ago, Herman Chernoff proposed using human faces to represent multidimensional datasets. It was a good idea in theory — but a disaster in practice.
The road from Kant to modern cognitive psychology has taught us much about our mental filtering systems.
How heavy is the mask that you wear?
The Gallup World Poll reveals regional peaks and valleys of happiness across all of the continents.
Although social paranoia is more common than clinical paranoia, studies suggests that American society isn’t any more conspiratorial than it has been in the past.
You've got to know when to fight and when to laugh.
A physicist, a psychologist, and a philosopher walk into a bar and discuss a framework for thinking better in the 21st century.
Nicole has been dating someone for a while but it's not working out from her point of view. Is sudden radio silence an ethical option?
Irene is on a bus with her young kids when two men come on, cussing like sailors. Should Irene step in and say something?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has been a controversial diagnosis since it was first described, back in the 1940s.
Happiness is not a five-star holiday. It's often the result of struggle — and asking for help, as author Stephanie Harrison recently told Big Think.
Here's how belief in a higher power can act like a psychological safety net.
Big Think spoke to the author of "The 5 Love Languages" about the popular relationship theory — and its lack of scientific support.
Depression applies to individuals and businesses alike — and so does the solution.
Many conversations start awkwardly and derail from there, but a few simple techniques can put them back on track.
Instead of fear, his delusions bring him cheer. His psychiatrist embraces them.
In our competitive world, fortune does not appear to favor the humble — but a strong counter-narrative is emerging.
In hospice care and hospitals, we prioritize those with more life to live over those who are terminally ill. What is that, if not prejudice?
We all have a place in our lives where we look the other way and pretend everything is fine. It's a built-in excuse to act selfishly.
To break "analysis paralysis," reduce the number of available options — and introduce an element of chance.
Times of crisis tend to produce “hard” leaders, but — driven by Generations Y and Z — a softer leadership style has taken root globally.
Recent high-profile instances of fraud in psychology have led some to wonder if there's anything useful about the field at all.
Musical preferences are correlated with personality traits — and these connections are largely consistent across cultures and continents.
Philosopher Lee McIntyre discusses the dangers of disinformation, how such falsehoods spread, and what we can do about it.