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After 70 years, “The Power of Positive Thinking” remains incredibly popular, even though its critics find the book to be mostly fluff.

The placebo effect is not the “power of positive thinking.” The fact that it is getting stronger is not a good development.

In an environment of impressive IQs, emotional intelligence makes all the difference.

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

In general relativity, matter and energy curve spacetime, which we experience as gravity. Why can’t there be an “antigravity” force?

Combining years of neurological research and mindfulness techniques, Dr. Heather Berlin helps us better understand how the body’s most complex organ can easily be misled into negative thinking – and how we can stop that from happening.

Studies on “growth mindset” interventions fail to show significant benefits.

Psychopathic tendencies may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists.

Why do the worst people rise to power? University College London professor Brian Klaas responds.

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

If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.

Some processes, like quantum tunneling, have been shown to occur instantaneously. But the ultimate cosmic speed limit remains unavoidable.

Arguments don’t have to be about winning or losing; they can help us build trust despite disagreeing.

Sabine Hossenfelder talks about Albert Einstein, dead grandmothers, the physics of aging, and more in this full interview with Big Think.

The heart’s rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.

In Georgia, it’s becoming less common to pronounce words like “prize” as “prahz.”

A relatively new interpretation of quantum mechanics asks us to reimagine the process of science itself.

You know that ghostly feeling that someone is nearby even though nobody is? It could be a trick of neural timing.

“Downward counterfactual thinking” — that is, imagining how things could be worse — is a quick and easy way to boost your well-being and gratitude.

“If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident.”

Team storming — as defined by psychologist Bruce Tuckman — can be fractious. Done right, the benefits are immense.

This productivity hack comes with an asterisk, explains note-taking guru Tiago Forte.

MakeLoveNotPorn founder Cindy Gallop says women need to stop giving a damn what people think.

Though quantum mechanics is an incredibly successful theory, nobody knows what it means. Scientists now must confront its philosophical implications.

From emotional intelligence to problem solving, these management training topics will set team leaders up for success.

Here are the signs that you inherited “money anxiety” from your parents.

The NFL icon talks overcoming a difficult childhood and what’s needed to succeed in a world where the cards are stacked against you.

Thinking as a group and going along with the loudest voices can feel easy and even natural. But to make real positive change in our world, it’s important to hear all voices and question the perceived majority.