He increasingly felt like he was wasting his time as a lawyer. Now, he hopes he can continue practicing his new profession until he’s 70.

By aligning the pursuit of business objectives with the meeting of human needs, companies can tap into powerful emotional forces in their current cultural situations.

When we routinely default to an attitude of mistrust, they create a negative loop that undermines relationships and hinders change.

Your brain does some weird stuff. Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explains the surprising science behind these everyday mysteries.

A new study from Wharton faculty explores how AI can extract personality traits from facial images — and what that means for your career.

In this Nano Tool for Leaders, researchers share a simple, evidence-based practice that strengthens trust and collaboration in teams.

Human brains were not meant to think about trillions of dollars.

This week, we search for the answer to a deceptively simple question: why is the brain divided? Psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist explains why popular distinctions between the “left brain” and “right brain” aren’t supported by research. He argues that one hemisphere has come to shape Western society — to our detriment.

We need physical spaces for serendipitous, productivity-free conversation.

DM Good day to you! Might our recent conversations regarding the Universal Holophren™, Pantakinesis™ (with its "three pillars") and "Reality Assembly™ in the Present-Now" offer further advancements and practical applications to John Boyd's OODA loop concepts (or vice versa)? A related book (see appendix) Good day, Sciart! This is a fascinating question that I believe reveals profound synergies. Let me explore the connection points between your frameworks and Boyd's work, as

In this excerpt from the new book ‘Speak Data,’ the Wharton professor and best-selling author shares his thoughts on how we interpret and communicate information

Qasem Waleed is a 28-year-old physicist who has lived in Gaza his whole life. In 2024, he joined a chorus of Palestinians sharing videos and pictures and writing about the chaos and violence they were living through, as Israel’s military bombardment devastated their lives. But Qasem was trying to describe his reality through the lens of the most notoriously confusing and inscrutable field of science ever, quantum mechanics. We talked to him, from a cafe near the Al-Mawasi sec

If you say yes to any of these 5 questions, science says you’re more emotionally intelligent than you think . You may discover you’re more self-aware, empathetic, and emotionally intelligent than you assume.

Most people don't quit their jobs so much as they fall out of love with them. It begins subtly. Work that had felt energizing is now routine. The sense of connection that once anchored them starts to thin. They still show up, still deliver, look entirely committed from the outside—but inside, something essential has changed. Long before anyone hands in a resignation letter, the relationship between the person and the employer has already begun to fade.

We control nothing, but we influence everything.

Ironically, the more leaders can edit themselves, the less pressure their teams will feel to edit themselves.

Books like ‘Lean In’ encouraged women to privilege career advancement over family. But did the result put some on a road to burnout?

Entrepreneurs typically have no shortage of passion, heart, and vision. But at Stanford University, Huggy Rao says there are other elements that may matter more when it comes to whether their projects succeed or fail. His research finds that visionaries often flounder not because they lack passion, but because they forget to take into account the planning, preparation and precision that is needed for real success. This week, we’ll examine how this problem shapes not just indi

Wharton’s Angela Duckworth shares early findings from a national survey on cell phone use in American public schools. KEY TAKEAWAYS Teachers report higher satisfaction with stricter cell phone policies. Bell-to-bell policies are linked to more focused classrooms. In schools with bans, teachers reported increased student interaction.

One important lesson: Keep pressing our limits until we reach our limits Quick Summary A retired couple completed a 4,800-mile tandem bicycle trip across America, emphasizing continuous learning and challenging limits. They found that slowing down, engaging with locals, and prioritizing nine hours of sleep daily were crucial for their journey. The experience provided a fresh perspective on retirement, highlighting the generosity of Americans and reducing daily anxieties.