About Gleb Tsipursky

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is an activist for reason and science popularizer. He is an author, speaker, consultant, coach, scholar, and social entrepreneur specializing in science-based strategies for effective decision-making, goal achievement, emotional and social intelligence, meaning and purpose, and altruism – for more information or to hire him, see his website, GlebTsipursky.com. He runs a nonprofit that helps people use science-based strategies to make effective decisions and reach their goals with the aim of building an altruistic and flourishing world, Intentional Insights. He also serves as a tenure-track professor at Ohio State in the Decision Sciences Collaborative and the History Department researching decision-making, goal achievement, emotional and social intelligence, meaning and purpose, and altruism. He regularly publishes pieces on these topics in prominent venues such as Time,
Salon, Psychology Today, The Conversation, The Huffington Post, Lifehack, Elite Daily, Lead Change Group, The Plain Dealer, Alternet, Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle of Philanthropy,
and elsewhere. He appears regularly on network TV, such as ABC 6 and Fox 28, radio stations such as NPR and Sunny 95, and online-only media such as podcasts and videocasts. A best-selling author, he wrote Find Your Purpose Using Science and other books, as well as over 25 peer-reviewed articles in academic venues. He does speaking, training, coaching, and consulting for current and future leaders in mid-size and large corporations and nonprofits. Email: gleb (at) intentionalinsights (dot) org

Who Will Make America Safer?

Caption: Photo of Trump and Clinton (Static, Flickr) Co-written by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Intentional Insights Co-Founder and President, and Blake Page, Ohio Field Director for VoteVets The second presidential debate featured both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump claiming to be the best choice to make America safe. So which candidate is actually the best choice [Read More…]

The Gender Gap in the Presidential Race

Image credit: Wikimedia common   The vast majority of pundits described Donald Trump’s performance at the debate as very poor, including conservative ones. For instance, Douglas Schoen of Fox News wrote that Hillary Clinton “was ready for all of his quips with a litany of detail that may have bored the viewer at points, but [Read More…]

Why the Pundits Are Wrong About Clinton Dominating the Debate

  (image credit)   The vast majority of pundits declared Hillary Clinton the decisive winner of this week’s debate. This includes both conservative and liberal pundits. For instance, Douglas Schoen of Fox News wrote: “She was ready for all of his quips with a litany of detail that may have bored the viewer at points, [Read More…]

Trump and Clinton Debate Strategies That Can Make Anyone a Better Public Speaker

    Caption: Trump and Clinton speaking (image credit)   Public speaking is an anxiety-inducing task for most us, yet it’s also a necessary one, whether you’re a corporate CEO, a high school teacher or a presidential candidate. And like the rest of us, candidates stumble when speaking in public. Donald Trump’s tendency to speak [Read More…]

How To Be Perfect!

(image credit)By guest blogger Hunter Glenn ______________________________________________________________________ Once, alchemists sought the secret formula for turning lead into gold. Nowadays, we seek things that are rather more unattainable. The perfect job. The perfect relationship. The perfect family life. Perfect health. Perfect everything! Our Automatic Approach Sam, for instance, tries to get the perfect body. His diet [Read More…]

Want To Be Young and Healthy Forever?

(image credit) Can you imagine what it would be like to be young and healthy forever? What a wonderful dream! Envision a body that stays strong and fit and beautiful, a mind dynamic, flexible, and sharp – for decades, centuries, even millennia. That would be so great! Yet it seems like a pointless dream. We [Read More…]

On Being a Weird American on 9/11

Caption: Person saluting the American flag (image credit) ______________________________________________________ On this anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, I want to share why I think of myself as a weird American. No, this doesn’t have to do with my secular identity. It has to do with patriotism. I’m very proud to be a citizen of the [Read More…]

Free Money Is Not a Joke: Confessions of a (Former) Skeptic of Basic Income

(Credit: akindo via iStock) Getting a tire replaced seems easy to me. I’d just go to the nearest tire place and get it fixed. But Jayleene was living from paycheck to paycheck and didn’t have $110 to spare. She couldn’t get to work, and her boss fired her. She couldn’t make her rent and was soon out [Read More…]

Your Feelings Are Not Your Fault (Mostly)

By guest blogger Hunter Glenn Caption: Happy and sad person (image credit) ________________________________________________ We all take responsibility for our actions; we feel guilty when we’re bad, and fulfillment when we’re good. Do you do the same for your feelings? Should you? I used to… I alternated between priding myself on liking people and guilting myself [Read More…]

A Reason-Oriented Perspective on Meanings and Values

Caption: Happy people (image credit)   _________________________________________________________   How can you collaborate with others to reflect on meanings and values from a reason-oriented perspective? We’re sitting around a table in our home with about eight guests and discussing the nature of truth and morality. Some believe that truth is generally black and white – either [Read More…]


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