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Money makes us do things we wish we didn’t, but why is that? Behavioral economists and neuroscientists decode psychological dynamics resulting from 25 million years of human evolution — all so you can make smarter financial decisions.
Your emotional brain is being manipulated to shop more, but there are ways to resist.
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In just 11 months, this lab can grow a memorial diamond from the ashes of a loved one. Can they change how we cope with loss?
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Hospitals often deal with the aftermath of gun violence, but they can play a key role in preventing it.
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Playing video games could help you make better decisions about money.
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Powerful branding can not only change how you feel about a company, it can actually change how your brain is wired.
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The symbol for love is the heart, but the brain may be more accurate.
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“The question is which are okay, which are not okay.”
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Humans may have evolved to be tribalistic. Is that a bad thing?
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The US prison system continues to fail, so why does it still exist?
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The potential of CRISPR technology is incredible, but the threats are too serious to ignore.
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Social interactions are important for building the strongest relationships.
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Research has shown how important empathy is to relationships, but there are limits to its power.
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Labeling thinkers like Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs as “other” may be stifling humanity’s creative potential.
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There is no success without failure, but the fear of the latter is what’s really keeping you from achieving your goals.
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The debate over whether or not there is a place for political correctness in modern society is not always black and white.
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7 scholars and legal experts dissect what you can and can’t say in America.
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As morally sturdy as we may feel, it turns out that humans are natural hypocrites when it comes to passing moral judgment.
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Scientists ripped up kids’ drawings. This is what they learned about relationships.
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Philosophers have been asking the question for hundreds of years. Now neuroscientists are joining the quest to find out.
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We have the money to change the world. What’s standing in the way?
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Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling has an important favor to ask of the American people.
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Confirmation bias is baked into the DNA of America, but it may soon be the nation’s undoing.
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Join Radiolab’s Latif Nasser at 1pm ET today as he chats with Malcolm Gladwell live on Big Think.
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Virtual reality is more than a trick. It’s a solution to big problems.
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Technology is an important tool, but it will take an ecosystem of educators, students, and caregivers to make the most of it.
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Leaning too far in either direction is a recipe for stagnation and perhaps even failure.
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