Psychology once assumed that most human emotions fall within the universal categories of happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust. But a new study from Greater Good Science Center ...

At GGSC’s recent awe conference, Melanie DeMore led the audience in a group sing as part of the day’s activities. Judging from participant responses, it was clear that something magical happened: We ...

Deadpool is the highest-grossing film in the United States so far this year—and one of the most controversial. Though the film has scored points with critics and audiences for its irreverent take on ...

Brené Brown, bestselling author, researcher, and University of Houston professor, was surrounded by creativity as a child. “I grew up in a pink stucco house in New Orleans where my mom was always a ...

Those were some of the scientific questions raised when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided last year to kneel, instead of stand, for “The Star-Spangled Banner” before a preseason ...

The monstrously successful HBO series Game of Thrones famously tossed out a lot of good-and-evil fantasy tropes to tell a ...

Klara and the Sun, the film adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro novel coming out this week, explores what it means to love, care ...

Hunter‑gatherer societies are often put on a pedestal as paragons of equality—but the reality is more complicated.

Knowledge workers such as scientists, teachers, lawyers, and business leaders are increasingly using generative artificial ...

A new book shows how parents can help kids become emotionally mature so they can live happier, more successful lives.

Why can’t we pull our attention away from a traffic accident or stop watching news about the latest viral outbreak? Why are we waylaid by criticism or unable to get past a minor snub from our best ...

Rest has a bad rap in our culture. Most of us think about rest as merely the absence of work—not something valuable in its own right. Sometimes, it’s even equated with laziness. But nothing could be ...