Here’s a simple test of reasoning ability: “A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?” (Pennycook et al., 2015). If your answer was “10 ...

Balancing gut feelings with hard data isn’t a soft skill. It’s a strategic advantage. In an era where AI, automation, and ubiquitous dashboards flood us with metrics, it’s tempting to believe that ...

What is your position if you pass the second person in a race? While “first place” immediately comes to mind for most of us, only some of us pause, reflect and realize this intuitive answer to be ...

Intuition has fallen out of favour in an age of rational, analytical thinking. But your emotional responses are not as fallible as some would have you believe, says neuroscientist Valerie Van Mulukom.

Some of history’s most notable and successful leaders were known for their intuition: Abraham Lincoln, Oprah Winfrey and Albert Einstein, to name a few. But going with your gut doesn’t work for all ...

When you're going through a spiritual awakening, you may not recognize the signs. But intuitive thinking and being a naturally intuitive person often goes hand-in-hand with spirituality and ...

A new series of experiments suggests that people consistently view slow, deliberative thinking as a sign of higher intelligence and reliability compared to fast, intuitive thinking, even when both ...

When it comes to decision making, heuristics—mental shortcuts that can simplify decision making—often attract derision as ineffective because they are subjective or non-data-driven. However, I believe ...