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The Grammy-nominated artist reflects on a life of heartbreak and a future full of hope.

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

The biases that shape our understanding of the mind.

Spotify’s Co-President, CPO and CTO chats with Big Think about the science of discovery, Swedish innovation, C-suite podcasting, and more.

What happens when scientists “write what they know”? Some amazing science fiction stories.

A brief guide to habits that separate deep understanding from superficial knowledge — and how to cultivate them.

Timothy Caulfield, a leading science communicator, discusses the challenges of combatting misinformation in an age of information overload.

The platform is a digital Royal Society for today’s greatest minds — and it could play an essential role in shaping the next civilization.

This is your brain on work.

MAPS founder Rick Doblin speaks to Big Think about the FDA’s rejection of MDMA therapy and the future of psychedelic treatments.

The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit “Pantheon.”

What the hell is “re-engineering business value creation systems” anyway?

A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?

“We are biologically programmed to have empathy. It’s something we can’t suppress.”

For decades people have arranged to freeze their bodies after death, dreaming of resurrection by advanced future medicine. Many met a fate far grislier than death.

Michio Kaku predicts, among other things, how we’ll build cities on Mars and why cancer will one day be like the common cold.

Many have argued that free will is an illusion, but science does not support that.

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

The same parts of the brain that help us navigate complex social interactions can also drive us to make wildly bad investments.

All the latest titles from the experts at MIT.

The coronavirus pandemic has brought out the perception of selfishness among many.

Thought expriments are great tools, but do they always do what we want them to?

Some studies say they help, others say just the opposite. Let’s dig in to find the truth.

The answer is surprisingly simple, if cataclysmic.

Some experts say there’s no such thing. I choose to believe there likely is.

Phone usage was found to have similar reinforcing tendencies as eating or doing drugs.

Almost 200 cognitive biases rule our everyday thinking. A new codex boils them down to 4.

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.

We’re putting the “care” back into “healthcare.”

Elastic thinking is what endows us with the ability to solve novel problems and to overcome the neural and psychological barriers that can impede us from looking beyond the existing order.