Greater Good

Articles: Five Ways to Cultivate Gratitude at Work

Americans are less likely to say "thanks" on the job than anywhere else, which hurts productivity and happiness. That needs to change.

Articles: Five Ways to Renew an Old Love

Love is fleeting, says one of the world's leading experts on positive emotion. But with practice, you can foster love anytime you wish—and in doing so, renew old bonds.

Articles: How Love Grows in Your Body

Here are the places where romantic love abides in our bodies—and the role each one plays in sustaining love over time.

Articles: Why Inequality Is Bad for the One Percent

What Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” video reveals about the links between inequality, compassion, and happiness.

Articles: Three Ways Administrators Can Foster Teachers’ Growth

Can administrators help teachers feel safe enough to make mistakes and ask questions? Research says the answer is yes.

Articles: Can We Find Morality in a Molecule?

A new book argues that the success of an economic system may lie with the hormone oxytocin.

Videos and Podcasts: How to Build Trust

John Gottman explains that couples build trust the small moments of a relationship, when we’re emotionally attuned to our partner.

Videos and Podcasts: Trust and Inequality

John Gottman explains that trust is found in stronger, healthier, and more just communities.

Articles: Connecting through “Collaborative Consumption”

A new movement helps people save money and make friends. Could it help build a more cooperative society along the way?

Articles: From Our Bookshelf: Trusting Relationships, Caring for the Caregivers

A round-up of recent books: The Science of Trust, The Comfort Garden, and Applied Positive Psychology.

Articles: Does Inequality Make Us Unhappy?

A new study suggests Americans' happiness declines when there’s a wider gap between rich and poor.

Raising Happiness: Comfortable with Discomfort

When we make it worse by trying to make it better

Research Digest Items/Studies: Why Kids Trust

Research Digest Items/Studies: What’s an Apology Really Worth?

Articles: Why Other People’s Good News Could Be Good for You

A recent study shows how sharing positive experiences can make relationships stronger.