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Poker pro Maria Konnikova on how to recognize which details matter and master the science of deduction.
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Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky on the science of temptation, and the limitations of your brain’s frontal cortex.
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From 260-year-old ciphers to the most recent Zodiac Killer solution, these unbreakable codes just needed time.
Humans tend to hunker down in our own minds and trust what we already believe to be true. This emotion-based way of thought isn't often the best way to think about anything, and often leads to gridlock.
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A neuroscientist explains how to master your focus.
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7 min
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Where do you place precious brain resources?
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6 min
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Only 2% of Alzheimer’s is 100% genetic. The rest is up to your daily habits.
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9 min
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Branding isn’t buzz — we’ve been doing it for thousands of years.
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There are two kinds of suffering. One is pure pain. The other makes life worth living.
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Nikolaas Tinbergen's concept of "supernormal stimulus" explains why humans are attracted to a heightened version of reality.
Almost all our school improvements fail. Here’s why.
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You can learn things 250% faster by unlocking your ‘flow state.’
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The US reduced smoking rates from 50% to 15% with a simple habit hack.
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Practice doesn’t actually make perfect. Here’s the willpower equation necessary for elite athletes and musicians.
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4 min
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How to unlock your brain’s natural antidepressants.
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4 min
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There’s a psychological reason you haven’t created healthier habits in your life.
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Half our day is spent not living in the moment. Here’s how to change that.
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7 min
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Habit-forming rituals are subconsciously controlling your life. Here’s how to master them.
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Experiences that put you in a state of flow are shown to override PTSD and heartbreak.
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Why are we here? What is everything made of? This theoretical physicist says science isn’t the right way to answer these questions.
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A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.
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Scientology, QAnon, and Heaven’s Gate: why do we seek healing from cults?
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Are sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll actually good for you?
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Arguments on social media are notorious. Can practicing intellectual humility make us smarter and happier? Science says yes.
He’s written 7 books on happiness. He’s studied it for 30 years. He even taught it at Harvard. What can Tal Ben-Shahar tell you about really being happy?
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We’re wrong about what other people think - and that has harmful impacts on the next generation.
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Psychologist Daniel Goleman shares what he learned by studying the brain waves of Olympic-level meditators, and his findings are unprecedented.
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4 min
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Is social media changing your memory? Here’s what the science actually says.
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Why studying happiness is good for your “psychological immune system,” explained by Harvard “happiness professor” Tal Ben-Sharar.
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IQ tests only measure two of the eight intelligences. Howard Gardner explains them all.
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