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It doesn’t matter what you’re reading, as long as you’re reading.

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Air pollution poses “a significant risk to brain development” according to researchers.

Research suggests dog ownership may improve heart health, decrease depression, and even help you live longer.

Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty.

The key to happiness is being less optimistic and accepting a certain amount of unhappiness.

Improve your reading speed and comprehension with proven tactics gathered from experts in the field.

A separate study shows that binge drinkers are also ordering more rounds.

The results suggest eating too much sugar can lead to a drug-like dependence.

The desperate search for a narrative opens the door to the wonders of magic.

Love triggers the same regions of your brain as cocaine addiction.

Scientists exploring human neurons directly learn some remarkable things.

When you struggle with anxiety or depression, sex may be the last thing on your mind. But understanding the physiological and mental benefits of a healthy sex life can help it become a tool for well-being.

What is the hive mind? Turns out there are antisocial and prosocial dimensions to it.

What if patience, and maybe other personality features too, are more a product of where we are than who we are?

What areas of the brain are activated when you feel a cosmic connection with someone?

The idea of ‘absolute time’ is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.

In his new book, The Deep History of Ourselves, Joseph LeDoux explains where we come from.

Next up on the top 10 countdown, Big Think’s sixth most popular video illustrates the mental fireworks of a psychedelic experience.

The countdown continues! In this video, comedian Pete Holmes likens depression to quicksand and provides a method to help you cope and with it.

The countdown is on for our top 10 videos of the year! Want to be smarter than you were yesterday? This video will teach you to have better conversations using 3 key design principles.

Our most talked-about video of 2019 features a lesson in nonsensical thinking from none other than Michio Kaku.

A new study suggests that a device’s night mode may damage sleep hygiene even more.

The internet has given us the opportunity to stay informed better than ever. It’s also given us the ability to misinform ourselves — delude ourselves — beyond belief.

About 21 percent of gamers in the United States are over the age of 50.

Here’s how a pear-sized tumor on Jeannie Gaffigan’s brain stem became an unexpected comedy gold mine.

Are the concentration benefits just a marketing ploy?

Researchers discover that not only can anxiety prevent you from sleeping, but not getting a good night’s sleep might also cause anxiety.

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