For some people struggling to lose weight, researchers say it may help to engage in a little “magical thinking” as a way to cope with the stress of dieting and being overweight.more Magical thinking ...

Over the years, I’ve observed that there are two main modes of thinking in the business world: artful thinking and magical thinking. The two are opposites. I believe that artful thinking is key to ...

Most people don't believe in magic, but they may still wish for a good outcome by knocking on wood. Magical thinking—the need to believe that one’s hopes and desires can have an effect on how the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover transformation and innovation across the health care industry. When the Harvard economist Mihir Desai last week heralded ...

We can live a comfortable physical life, she explains, but if we’re “extremely online” or even just “an average amount of online” we will be exposed to more information than our brains can handle.

Diego de la Cruz, "The Mass of Saint Gregory" (c. 1490), oil and gold leaf on wood (all images courtesy Princeton University Press) A significant part of Koering’s thesis is that in the pre-Christian ...