AI may outsources our daily cognitive acts, eroding the capacity to think alone. Five practices—read, write, decide, disagree ...

KPMG US is shifting intern training to focus on AI-era skills like judgment and problem-solving. Interns at its Lakehouse facility will engage in critical-thinking exercises and team competitions. The ...

A few years ago, Jenny Martin started taking brief “thinking walks.” The habit was partly born of necessity—she has two young kids, a busy therapy practice, and a brain that doesn't easily quiet ...

An important new study of exercise motivation offers some potential answers and gentle reassurance. Published in BMC Public Health, the research found that a common mindset about exercise, known as ...

Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode What can you control in this chaotic world? What do you want out of life? Instead of ignoring daunting questions like this, designer Bill Burnett says we should ...

Who says breaking a sweat has to be brutal? Researchers have developed a “new strap-on vibrating device” that can trick the brain into thinking you’re putting in less effort while exercising. And ...

Tim Metz is worried about the “Google Maps–ification” of his mind. Just as many people have come to rely on GPS apps to get around, the 44-year-old content marketer fears that he is becoming dependent ...

This clear, organized process can help teams break free of a variety of human tendencies that get in the way of innovation. For business leaders, the struggle between efficiency and innovation is ...

Faculty, staff and graduate students from across UMass Lowell came together for the inaugural STEM Teaching, Educator Learning and Research (STELAR) Conference, an afternoon devoted to sharing ...

We’re living through an era of accelerated change, and leaders feel it every day. In five years, we’ve experienced the impacts of Covid and how it rebooted the norms we took for granted in how we work ...

Re “Thinking Is Becoming a Luxury Good,” by Mary Harrington (Opinion guest essay, Aug. 3): Blaming smartphones for rising illiteracy ignores the deeper political and economic forces that are gutting ...