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Scientists say your “mind" isn’t confined to your brain, or even your body
"Your thoughts, feelings, memories, attention, what you experience in this subjective world is part of mind.” (2021)
This Is How Your Brain Becomes Addicted to Caffeine | Science
Regular ingestion of the drug alters your brain's chemical makeup, leading to fatigue, headaches and nausea if you try to quit (2020)
‘Amazing, Isn’t It?’ Long-Sought Blood Test for Alzheimer’s in Reach - The New York Times
Scientists say such tests could be available in a few years, speeding research for treatments and providing a diagnosis for dementia patients who w... (2020)
How to remember anything using the memory palace technique
Four-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis and psychological scientist Julia Shaw explain how to use the memory palace technique to boost your mem... (2020)
Why Talking About Our Problems Helps So Much (and How to Do It) - The New York Times
There’s more to the age-old advice to just “talk it out” than there seems. Here’s some of the evidence that explains why it is so helpful. (2020)
Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In - The New York Times
An updated review shows it performs better than some other common treatments and is less expensive. (2020)
Attending live concerts increases life expectancy, improves well-being more than yoga, dog-walking
A new study conducted by O2, a company which owns some of United Kingdom’s largest music venues, and Patrick Fagan claims that attending live conce... (2018)
Why Six Hours Of Sleep Is As Bad As None At All - Fast Company
Getting six hours of sleep a night simply isn’t enough for you to be your most productive. In fact, it’s just as bad as not sleeping at all. (2016)
How the “Ikea effect” explains today’s startups - Fast Company
Having customers do most of the work, feel great about it, and at the same time perceive they have attained value for their money is the Holy Grail... (2019)
These startups are chasing the $70 billion business of sleep aids - Fast Company
Rest has become the ultimate luxury. (2019)
Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
In a study of healthy volunteers, National Institutes of Health researchers found that our brains may solidify the memories of new skills we just p... (2019)
Most mental-health problems are untreated. Trained laypeople can help - The Economist
IN ANY GIVEN year one person in six is afflicted by a mental illness. Most cases involve mild-to-moderate depression or anxiety. Some sufferers rec... (2019)
Opinion | Let Children Get Bored Again - The New York Times
Boredom teaches us that life isn’t a parade of amusements. More important, it spawns creativity and self-sufficiency. (2019)
Why Following Your Passions Is Good for You (and How to Get Started) - The New York Times
Whether you plan to turn your hobby into a career, or just use it as a release valve for the stresses in your life, here’s how to find time for a l... (2018)
Temple Grandin (TV Movie 2010) - IMDb
Biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who overcame the limitations imposed on her by her condition to become a Ph.D. and expert in the field ... (2018)
Sport is a critical lever in advancing women at all levels, according to new EY/espnW report - EY
The EY Women Athletes Business Network and espnW released a new report that analyzes how sport primes women for leadership while boosting career op... (2018)
Opinion | How to Make a Big Decision - The New York Times
Have no fear. An emerging science can now help you choose. (2018)
ResearchGate || The Five-Dimensional Curiosity Scale
The Five-Dimensional Curiosity Scale: Capturing the bandwidth of curiosity and identifying four unique subgroups of curious people ResearchGate ... (2018)
Melatonin: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
<p><em>[I am not a sleep specialist. Please consult with one before making any drastic changes or trying to treat anything serious.]</em></p> <p>.... (2018)
Why Is It Healthy to Be Outside in Nature? - CityLab
Spending time by yourself in nature is good for mental health, and can make you a better leader. (2018)
This Is Where Londoners Go To Learn What Wasn't Taught In School | Londonist
Learning about life. (2018)
Aptitude is not enough: How personality and behavior predict academic performance - ScienceDirect
The study investigated the incremental validity of Big Five personality traits for predicting academic criteria (college GPA, course performance) w... (2018)
Knowing When to Quit - The New York Times
How often does a childhood sacrificed on the altar of sports really confer advantages in adult life? (2018)
There’s No Off in This Season - The New York Times
For American children, team sports have become an untamed behemoth, gradually colonizing weeknights, weekends, religious holidays and now vacations. (2018)
The Case for Having a Hobby - The New York Times
Hobbies can help remind you that work isn’t everything. Life isn’t just for productivity, and doing something for fun can be its own reward. (2018)
Relearn Faster and Retain Longer - Along With Practice, Sleep Makes Perfect
'Both repeated practice and sleep improve long-term retention of information. The assumed common mechanism underlying these effects is memory react... (2018)
How Can Mindfulness—Not Tools—Unlock Innovation?
The answer to innovation is not in the latest tools but in something more basic and, maybe, more challenging ... (2018)
Yale Is Letting Anyone Take Its Most Popular Class Ever for Free | Inc
Everything you ever wanted to know about how to truly be happy "When Yale began offering a new course this semester, over 1,000 students jumped ... (2018)
Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit - The New York Times
Long-term use of the medications is surging in the United States, according to an analysis by The Times. One reason: withdrawal symptoms that make ... (2018)
Resistance Is Futile. To Change Habits, Try Replacement Instead. - The New York Times
An inconvenient bit of neuroscience: The more you try not to think about a bad habit, the harder it gets to resist. So think about something else. (2018)
How I Tricked My Brain To Like Doing Hard Things (dopamine detox)
You probably don't have a problem playing video games or browsing social media on your phone. In fact I have no doubt you could sit in front of a s... (2023)
The surprising habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant
How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies "originals": thinkers who dream up new ideas and ta... (2018)
How To Simplify Your Life - (video) School of Life
What many of us long for more than anything else is a simpler life; we feel overwhelmed by our responsibilities, schedules, commitments and obligat... (2019)
The paradox of choice | Barry Schwartz - TED
Psychologist Barry Schwartz takes aim at a central tenet of western societies: freedom of choice. In Schwartz's estimation, choice has mad... (2022)
NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) with Dr. Andrew Huberman
In this 10-minute meditation, Stanford neuroscientist @Andrew Huberman of #HubermanLab guides you through a Non-Sleep Deep Rest protocol (NSDR) to... (2022)
How to Build Willpower | David Goggins & Dr. Andrew Huberman
David Goggins and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the neuroscience of willpower and how pushing through challenges and doing what you don't want to do ... (2024)
The Neuroscience of Consciousness – with Anil Seth
Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience Anil Seth looks at the neuroscience of consciousness and how our biology gives rise to the un... (2023)
TED: Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality | Anil Seth
TED: Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality | Anil Seth (2023)
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver discusses psychedelic assisted therapy: its history, its potential, and what it has to do with A$AP Rocky’s relationship to rainbows. C... (2023)
How to enter ‘flow state’ on command | Steven Kotler for Big Think
Peak performance mind hack explained in 7 minutes.► The Neurochemistry of Flow... (2023)
Measuring Happiness - The riddle of experience vs. memory | TED Talk - Daniel Kahneman
Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our "experi... (2022)
Nietzsche - Follow No One, Trust Yourself
Nietzsche - Follow No One, Trust Yourself (2022)
THINKING FAST AND SLOW - SUMMARY (BY DANIEL KAHNEMAN)
THINKING FAST AND SLOW - SUMMARY (BY DANIEL KAHNEMAN) (2022)
Thinking, Fast and Slow | Daniel Kahneman | Talks at Google
@Google Talks is proud to welcome hero of psychology, Daniel Kahneman.Daniel Kahneman, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his se... (2022)
What you can do to prevent Alzheimer's | Lisa Genova - TED
Alzheimer's doesn't have to be your brain's destiny, says neuroscientist and author of "Still Alice," Lisa Genova. She shares the latest science in... (2022)
Critical Reasoning - Karl Popper, Science, & Pseudoscience: Crash Course Philosophy #8
The early 1900s was an amazing time for Western science, as Albert Einstein was developing his theories of relativity and psychology was born, as S... (2022)
12 Cognitive Biases Explained - How to Think Better and More Logically Removing Bias
We are going to be explaining 12 cognitive biases in this video and presenting them in a format that you can easily understand to help you make bet... (2021)
Sleep is your superpower | TED - Matt Walker
Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.Sleep is your li... (2021)
New Rule: Your Phone is Turning You into an Asshole | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Apple should admit that the problem with their phones isn’t just what people might store on them, i... (2021)
The Dunning-Kruger Effect - Cognitive Bias - Why Incompetent People Think They Are Competent
After Skool Special thank you to Trace Dominguez for all his help on this video. Please go check out his channel for some neat science videos! ... (2020)
Is marijuana bad for your brain? - TED ED - Anees Bahji
Explore how marijuana’s two main active compounds, THC and CBD, affect your brain and body, and what risk factors to watch out for. -- In 1970, mar... (2019)
3 kinds of bias that shape your worldview - TED talk - J. Marshall Shepherd
TED Published on Jan 2, 2019 What shapes our perceptions (and misperceptions) about science? In an eye-opening talk, meteorologist J. Marshall Sh... (2019)
TED - The world needs all kinds of minds | Temple Grandin
Autism activist Temple Grandin talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problem... (2018)
Game Theory Session 2: The Hofstadter Offer
2nd of a 15 part series introducing the social dynamics of game theory found in the book Moral Calculations: Game Theory, Logic and Human Frailty. ... (2018)
Game Theory Session 1: The Dollar Auction, Concorde Fallacy & MacBeth Effect
1st of a 15 part series introducing the social dynamics of game theory found in the book Moral Calculations: Game Theory, Logic and Human Frailty. ... (2018)
The Prisoner's Dilemma
The prisoners dilemma is a hypothetical game set up showing a situation where people won't want to work together even when it's beneficial to do so... (2018)
Game Theory: The Science of Decision-Making
With up to ten years in prison at stake, will Wanda rat Fred out? Game theory is looking at human interactions through the lens of mathematics. Hos... (2018)
5 LIFE HACKS That Will MOTIVATE You To Do ANYTHING (#1. Chunking)
This is Lesson #9 of the Tamed Course. In this video we're going to learn about 5 of the most powerful psychological factors that effect our levels... (2018)
The Distracted Mind -- book review by Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen
The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World By Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with... (2018)
How free games are designed to make money - Vox
Vox Published on Jul 21, 2016 "Freemium" games can end up gaming gamers. (2018)
How AI is Augmenting Therapy
Encore edition: Millions of people suffering from mental health issues are left untreated and undiagnosed. In this episode, we meet the psychologis... (2019)
How Your Brain Works & Changes - Huberman Lab
Today’s episode provides an introduction to how the nervous system works to create sensations, perceptions, emotions, thoughts and behaviors, as we... (2021)
Sleep Toolkit: Tools for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing
In this episode, I describe a comprehensive toolkit consisting of behavioral and supplement-based tools that you can customize to enhance the quali... (2022)
Dr. Victor Carrión: How to Heal From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, my guest is Dr. Victor Carrión, M.D., the Vice-Chair of Psychiatry and Behavi... (2024)
The Secret to a Long Life - Radiolab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Radiolab on Spotify. Producer Sindhu Gnanasambandan wants to know how she can live the longest feeling life possible. T... (2023)
How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, Its Therapeutic Benefits & Its Risks - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I discuss what psilocybin is (chemically) and how it works at the cellular an... (2023)
Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrastination & Optimize Effort - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I explain how dopamine dynamics — meaning changes and interactions between ou... (2023)
#648: James Clear, Atomic Habits — Simple Strategies for Building (and Breaking) Habits - The Tim Ferriss Show
James Clear (@JamesClear) is a writer and speaker focused on habits and continuous improvement. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselle... (2023)
Using Caffeine to Optimize Mental & Physical Performance | Episode 101 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I explain how to use caffeine to enhance mental and physical health and perfo... (2022)
ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus | Episode 37 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I discuss ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): what it is, the co... (2022)
Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction | Episode 39 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. This episode serves as a sort of “Dopamine Masterclass”. I discuss the immensely powerful chem... (2022)
Time Perception & Entrainment by Dopamine, Serotonin & Hormones | Episode 46 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I discuss how our brain and body track time and the role that neurochemicals,... (2022)
Focus Toolkit: Tools to Improve Your Focus & Concentration | Episode 88 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I provide a list of behavioral, nutritional, and supplement-based tools you c... (2022)
#139 Laurie Santos: The Pursuit of Happiness - The Knowledge Project | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from The Knowledge Project on Spotify. Can you accurately identify what aspects of life make you happy? Would you even know ... (2022)
#68 Daniel Kahneman: Putting Your Intuition on Ice - The Knowledge Project | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from The Knowledge Project on Spotify. Psychologist and Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman shines a light on the biases that cri... (2022)
#137 Justin Su'a: Peak Mental Performance - The Knowledge Project | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from The Knowledge Project on Spotify. Justin Su'a calls on more than a decade of working with the world’s top athletes to d... (2022)
#120 Chris Bosh: Hunger and Greatness - The Knowledge Project | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from The Knowledge Project on Spotify. Two-time NBA champion and 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Chris Bosh goes in-de... (2022)
#109 Angela Duckworth: Grit and Human Behavior - The Knowledge Project
Listen to this episode from The Knowledge Project on Spotify. Angela Duckworth is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology at the Univ... (2021)
The Dunning Kruger Hijack (and Other Criminally Stupid Acts) - Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford on Spotify. The hijackers of flight 961 wanted its pilot to fly them to Australia - a... (2021)
#105 Seth Godin: Failing On Our Way To Mastery - The Knowledge Project | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from The Knowledge Project on Spotify. Seth Godin is the author of 20 bestselling books, founder of altMBA, the Akimbo podca... (2021)
A Safer Psychedelic: non-hallucinogenic derivatives of psychedelics - a16z
On Bio Eats World, we discuss of new research creating safer, non-hallucinogenic derivatives of psychedelics for the treatment of depression and ad... (2021)
Episode 2: The Unhappy Millionaire — The Happiness Lab
Winning the lottery can ruin your life, while contracting an incurable disease can be 'a gift'. (2019)
Episode 1: You Can Change — The Happiness Lab
There are things you can do today to make yourself happier. There are things you can do today to make yourself happier. Your life circumstances ... (2019)
The Magic of Mindfulness: Complain Less, Appreciate More, and Live a Better Life | Tim Ferriss
This is another special (and short) episode of The Tim Ferriss Show. In this episode, I share my personal experiences, apps, tools, and best pract... (2015)
Revenge of the Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lesson... (2025)
Getting to Yes
Describes a method of negotiation that isolates problems, focuses on interests, creates new options, and uses objective criteria to help two partie... (2023)
Being You - by Anil Seth
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Best Book of 2021—Bloomberg Businessweek; A Best Science Book of 2021—The Guardian; A Best Science Book of 2021—Financia... (2023)
Dopamine Nation
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER “Brilliant… riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.”—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick As... (2022)
Thinking, Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour o... (2022)
Ideas: a history of thought and invention, from fire to Freud
Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics,... (2021)
The Daily Stoic
From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a beautiful daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Stre... (2021)
Ikigai
*Los Angeles Times bestseller* “If hygge is the art of doing nothing, ikigai is the art of doing something—and doing it with supreme focus and joy.... (2021)
Atomic Habits
The #1 New York Times bestseller. Over 2 million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven ... (2021)
Stumbling on Happiness - by Daniel Todd Gilbert
Why are lovers quicker to forgive their partners for infidelity than for leaving dirty dishes in the sink? • Why will sighted people pay more to av... (2019)
Man's Search for Meaning - book by Viktor E. Frankl
Man's Search for Meaning has 231,979 ratings and 12,175 reviews. Frank said: After I read this book, which I finished many, many years ago, I had b... (2018)
Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath
Strengths Finder 2.0 has 37,046 ratings and 1,795 reviews. Jean said: Starts with a cool idea: instead of spending time trying to get better at thi... (2018)
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker
"My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates "A terrific book...[Pinker] recounts the progress across a broad array of metrics, from health... (2018)
Dying for a Paycheck | Stanford Graduate School of Business
In one survey, 61 percent of employees said that workplace stress had made them sick and 7 percent said they had actually been hospitalized. Job st... (2018)
Ten Percent Happier: Mindfulness Meditation Courses
New to meditation? Get fidgety just thinking about it? Our expert teachers will walk you through the basics, one breath at a time. (2020)