Explore the psychology behind intrinsic motivation and how anyone can learn to recognize and cultivate sustainable motivation.

People often compare themselves to others and question their own drive, yet what looks like motivation may not mean what it ...

The dump of millions of documents has fueled a new wave of speculation, A.I.-generated hoaxes and foreign disinformation. By Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers The release of an enormous cache of files ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), and Duke University have proposed a neuroscience framework explaining how different types of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Before Mark Cuban owned a 24,000-square-foot mansion so massive he forgot parts of it existed, he was broke, living with five roommates, and cruising around in a junker car, burning gas just to ogle ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Though they may be underprepared for college courses, most students say they’re motivated in ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...

Part 3 of TED Radio Hour episode "The art of choosing what to do" Why do hard-working people sometimes lose their motivation? Behavioral scientist Ayelet Fishbach explains where motivation comes from, ...

Research in pedagogy and education shows that four key self-initiated student behaviors are crucial for developing, progressing, and enhancing positive intrinsic learning qualities. These essential ...

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...