Why Trees Can Make You Happier
Research suggests that being around trees is good for our mental and social well-being.
How to Talk to a Political Opponent Without Losing Your Cool
Could the secret to healing a polarized country lie in a Difficult Conversations Laboratory?
How to Overcome Barriers to Empathy in Health Care
How can we practice empathy when we feel stressed or burned out?
Four Ways Schools Can Support the Whole Child
Beyond just teaching academics, schools can foster students’ social and emotional well-being.
What Happens When Old and Young Connect
When older and younger people form meaningful relationships, it improves both groups’ well-being.
Why Is Nature So Good for Your Mental Health?
A new study suggests that nature may make us happier and healthier because it inspires awe.
The Human Voice Can Communicate 24 Emotions
Researchers created an interactive map of all the emotional sounds that humans make.
What Happens When Political Opponents Learn to Work Together?
Projects like Wikipedia are bringing diverse people together to work on shared goals—and scientists are studying the results.
Five Ways to Talk with Your Kids So They Feel Loved
These warm, nurturing messages need repeating over and over again with our children.
Why You Never Seem to Have Enough Time
We feel pressed for time due to our own psychology, not just the tyranny of the clock.
Why You Should Prioritize Meaning in Your Everyday Life
Can simple, everyday actions make life more meaningful?
Thirteen Films That Highlight the Best in Humanity
It’s time for the Greater Goodies, honoring movies from the past year that exemplify human strengths and virtues.
How to Stop Your Smartphone from Hurting Your Health
You can manage your technology use to protect your health and happiness.
Seven Ways to Feel More in Control of Your Life
Developing greater agency can help you make important life decisions and feel less overwhelmed, stuck, and lost.
Dear Christine: How Can I Handle Life with an Aging Parent and Young Kids?
A member of the Sandwich Generation struggles with feeling overwhelmed, sad, and stuck.
World Happiness Report Finds That People Are Feeling Worse
Negative emotions are rising around the world, and the United States is struggling.