decision making

The blob that’s astonishing science gets its own exhibit.

In Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the concept of coupling.

Here’s how to best position yourself for taking advantage of the unexpected.

Determining whether human nature is short-sighted when it comes to survival-necessary situations

Stressed? Work out anyway.

The choice of flavor may be up to you, but the number of scoops will depend on your friends.

Logos, pathos, and ethos can help you bring people over to your side.

Do you know the implicit biases you have? Here are some ways to find them out.

The term “self-actualization” is often bandied about on the web, but how does one go about becoming self-actualized really?

Research suggests that you should adopt an ancient rhetorical method called ‘illeism’.

Here’s how we can use the concept of “impact impression” for criminal reform.

These three things can help you make smarter and faster decisions.

Some basic areas we could all use some improvement in.

At Big Think, we capture the thoughts of the world’s most brilliant thinkers.

It was a good month.

Mistakes are part of learning, not a failure of character.

Ten of the most sandbagging, red-herring, and effective logical fallacies.

New psychology research suggests people get more lasting joy from giving gifts.

We look at the most common New Year’s resolutions and get expert advice to help you check them off 2019’s to-do list.

It’s not about the resolution but about how your mind tackles the problem.

It’s been used by everyone from philosophers to business leaders — and Stanford research shows it really makes a difference.

Writing by hand is the original concentration hack.

MIT’s Robert Langer explains why great leadership is determined by the quality of your questions.

Adults tend to become lazy with their thinking, backing into moral and ethical wrongdoing without noticing fully what they’re doing. 

Go back to school, Agora style. Philosophy can train us to respond to life’s problems rather than merely react. One such training camp is coming to Baltimore. 

A new study explains why and how people choose to avoid information and when that strategy could be beneficial.

So you think you’re “not a math person”? International Mathematical Olympiad coach Po-Shen Loh strongly disagrees.