FarmKind sends 100% of donations to charities helping farmed animals. Use code APERTURETHINKING for a 50% boost on monthly donations. $15/month can spare about 350 animals a year: http://farmkind.giving/aperturethinking Self-awareness doesn’t make any sense. When psychologist Tasha Eurich asked, 95% of people claimed to be self-aware. And it’s not surprising. […]
Why do lifelong friendships slowly fade away without a fight, argument, or falling out? In this deep dive into the psychology of growing apart, we explore why relationships quietly drift and why it feels so difficult to reconnect with old friends. Discover the science behind outdated mental models, disenfranchised grief, […]
There is a quiet assumption most of us carry without ever examining it: that we are in control of our own attention. That every video, every scroll, every click is something we chose. But what if the machine got there first? What if free will, the thing you’re using right […]
Sean Illing talks with neuroscientist Gregory Berns, author of The Self Delusion. Berns claims that the idea of a unified, persistent self is a kind of illusion, and that we are better understood as multiple selves at different moments in time, tied together by a story — which is what […]
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Here’s What Dishonesty is Really About Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Behavioral psychologist Dan Ariely has spent over 10 years researching human dishonesty. What are the different kinds of dishonesty? Why do we tell lies? How can one […]
Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/why-do-we-laugh Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch We know a lot about human behavior. We eat for energy to keep us moving. We breathe to bring more oxygen into our blood and to expel carbon dioxide. We blink to keep our eyes moist and sweep away dust particles.We yell to get […]
Steve Jobs Transformed Apple by Exploiting Ritual Practices Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Steve Jobs is known for his effective speeches and presentations in narrative form, but twice in his career he leveraged the ceremony as a unique […]
Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/the-media-is-lying-to-you Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch While in the past the job of passing on necessary life skills, history and information was a collective effort, today, all of that power has been given to commercial media. In the words of George Gerbner, “Commercial media has eclipsed religion, art, oral traditions […]
Read the story: https://aperture.gg/blogs/the-universe/dating-apps-are-more-dangerous-than-you-think Merch: https://aperture.gg/merch Meeting people in real life is hard, maybe harder these days than ever before. When you meet someone in real life and want to ask them on a date, you’re taking a big risk. And we’re all hyper-aware of that risk, well, most of […]
