In his latest book The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind and Brain from Vienna 1900 to the Present, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel talks […]

Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit, describes the powerful neurological ‘habit loops’ that underlie much of what people, corporations, and societies do.

Clay Johnson, author of The Information Diet, says that there’s no such thing as information overload – only indiscriminate information overconsumption.

So you got the psychopath. He has done the crime. We hold him responsible. Now we’re at the decision.

The trouble with the term “spirituality,” says Buddhist teacher Kadam Morten, is that it doesn’t automatically convey the discipline involved in successful spiritual practice.

As Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, David Rothkopf oversaw the International Trade Administration under Clinton. Now he’s arguing that the deregulation which occurred during the 1990’s unleashed an […]

Gloria Feldt is the former president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the author of No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power.

James Lawrence Powell weighs in on the question of public trust in science.

In a world defined by change, says Baratunde Thurston, you need a sense of mission that’s much bigger than the desk you happen to be sitting behind at any moment.

In his book, Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and The Meaning of Everything, master translator David Bellos argues that “Babel tells the wrong story. The most likely […]

Educational historian Diane Ravitch on child development, in school and out.

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita argues that occupying a park will never reform Wall Street. The right approach, instead, he says, is to change the system from within. That means shareholders […]

Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad answer’s Big Think users’ questions.

There are circumstances where violence is unavoidable, says author Andre Dubus III, but it always takes a heavy spiritual toll.

In The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita nakedly examines the (often ugly) means by which people are able to gain and […]

If you’re not talking to your people, seeking feedback, and listening to your clients or your customers, you’ll find that you’re behind the curve. Here’s how you can start over.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson pours cold water on some of the dreams of the commercial space industry. He tells Big Think “from where I sit there is a lot of delusional […]

Michael Ellsberg’s popular “eye contact parties” bring singles together for two minute gazing sessions, followed by cocktails. Guess which is the icebreaker?

Danny Strong discusses his new HBO film Game Change.

Jena Pincott describes cutting edge research on fetal cells and the powerful implications they have for healing.

However many drafts and wrong turns it takes, says author Nathan Englander, total commitment to the writing process always results in a story the writer can live with.

Larry Summers on the Rise of China and India