Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sometimes the evidence points you in a new direction. Schon/Moment via Getty Images Mark Twain apocryphally said, “I’m in favor of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Research shows that people with higher intellectual humility think more critically, and are less biased and less prone to ...

There are a lot of reasons behind the political polarization of the country and the deterioration of civic discourse. I wonder if a lack of humility is one of them. In his recent book, The Death of ...

In my last post, I discussed the principle of intellectual charity as an essential element of constructive political conversations. As a companion to the principle of charity, we also need to ...

The greatest challenge to fruitful dialogue, debate, and activism at Boston College is not a lack of intelligence or ignorance among students, but rather what I have diagnosed as an attitude of ...

(The Conversation) — Intellectual humility means being open to new ideas and other points of view – and for leaders, it can be a delicate balancing act. (The Conversation) — Being a religious leader ...

Intelligence is not simply a matter of IQ. For many psychologists, the way a person thinks and questions their beliefs often reveals far more than their test scores. Among the traits studied by ...

What does it mean to be a good thinker? Recent research suggests that acknowledging you can be wrong plays a vital role. I had these studies in mind a few months ago when I was chatting with a history ...

Violent attacks on political opponents. Fear of giving an inch to a contrasting point of view. The rise of macho masculinity. These are among the manifestations of a hardening of our political and ...

Epictetus teaches that believing you already know everything blocks growth. His quote stresses intellectual humility, staying open, listening, questioning, and observing. True learning begins when you ...

Are you willing to concede if you don’t know something? Or do you get defensive when someone questions your beliefs? Your answers might say a lot about how much “intellectual humility” you have.