How to stop politics from controlling your emotions New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Has the constant barrage of political news got you down? Yale University historian Timothy Snyder reminds us that looking at things from a […]
Is democracy really the best form of government? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- “Now in practice,” says Steven Pinker, “no one has ever developed a democracy that works particularly well if judged in absolute terms. Democracies […]
The art of argument New videos weekly: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think+ for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ———————————————————————————- Do you really want to win an argument, or do you want to find mutual ground and understanding? Canadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson feels that in most […]
How science separates fact and emotion New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Heather Heying knows that a true understanding of the world comes not from the answers alone. Sure, they help, but the questions are of equal […]
Is all money just a ponzi scheme? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- “Money, it’s a gas,” wrote Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters for their hit ‘Money’. Author, speaker, and social innovator Vicki Robin would probably agree: she […]
How much money is enough? New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- There is a point when you have enough of what you need, says author, speaker, and social innovator Vicki Robin. And anything past that is just […]
The science of music: Why your brain gets hooked on hit songs Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- There’s a reason you can’t stop your head boppin’ to block-rockin’ beats, and why you can’t get a catchy song’s hook […]
Emotional intelligence at work: Why IQ isn’t everything New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The difference between average and outstanding? Emotional intelligence. Your next job may depend on your EQ… and not your IQ. Emotional intelligence shows […]
How to find fulfillment: Lessons from ‘dark horse’ success Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- The Dark Horse Project is a long-term study run out of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. It examines how people achieve success by harnessing […]
How overparenting backfired on Americans New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- American childhood is going, going… gone, says Professor Jonathan Haidt. In the mid-’90s there was a sharp shift to overprotective parenting. In previous generations, kids were […]
