psychology

Some of the world’s most satisfied societies are poor, small, and remote.

What Shark Tank pitches, Sundance films, and unusual sandwiches show us about our choices.

To make a ton of information stick in your mind, you have to make it chunky.

Benjamin Breen on his greatest revelations while writing about the birth of psychedelic science.

Big Think spoke with animator and animation historian Tom Sito about the cyclical evolution of animation.

Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressure.

Big Think spoke to the author of “The 5 Love Languages” about the popular relationship theory — and its lack of scientific support.

It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.

An MIT study finds the brains of children who grow up in less affluent households are less responsive to rewarding experiences.

What is perception, really? Philosopher Alva Noë on why perception is a puzzling phenomenon:

How to juggle while walking a tightrope — at work.

Cognitive psychologist and poet Keith Holyoak explores whether artificial intelligence could ever achieve poetic authenticity.

Many still consider hypnosis more of a cheap magician’s trick than legitimate clinical medicine.

Adrie Kusserow, an anthropologist and scholar of Buddhism, shares how her study of the religion and its history has reshaped her view of the world — and herself.

Ways to move forward when you’re wrong and I’m right.

Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.

Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.

Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.

Placebo treatments don’t always need to be given deceptively to have positive effects.

Psychologist Noel Brick shares the mental techniques we can use to improve our performance on and off the field.

High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.

For better teamwork, take a lesson from research into soccer fans who put aside their tribalism.

Depression applies to individuals and businesses alike — and so does the solution.

People who score high in “obsessive passion” can become rigidly consumed by ideological causes — sometimes dangerously so.

I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”

Parents will sometimes use children as weapons in their relationship battles — and the fallout can be devastating.

Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.

Actor and science communicator Alan Alda shares his three rules of three for effective and empathic communication.

Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?

We each have the same 24 hours in the day. How will you spend yours?