Empathic Parole Officers Can Help People Stay Out of Jail
A new study suggests that empathy training for parole and probation officers helps reduce recidivism.
Which Values Make You Happy? It Might Depend on Where You Live
Different cultures value different things—and that matters for happiness.
If You Want to Be Happy, Try to Make Someone Else Happy
A new study shows that doing kind things for others is an important path to happiness.
How Some Companies Showed Compassion for Workers During COVID
A new study finds that corporate decisions to either protect workers or lay them off had a lot to do with compassion.
How Optimism Helps You Achieve Goals With Less Stress
A new study finds that optimistic students are more likely to succeed.
How Online Stereotypes About Depression Can Make It Worse
A new study finds that YouTube videos perpetuate harmful and stigmatizing myths about depression.
Can Gratitude Help You Live More Sustainably?
A new study suggests that when people give thanks, they’re less likely to overdraw from shared resources.
Just Thinking About Cooperation Can Make You Less Prejudiced
A new study suggests that imagining we’ll be cooperating with people outside our social groups reduces bias.
Five Ways to Respond to People Who Don’t Want the COVID-19 Vaccine
Here are some research-based guidelines to help people overcome their vaccine hesitancy.
Which Values Make You Happy? It Might Depend on Where You Live
Different cultures value different things—and that matters for happiness.
Learning to Live in a World Without a Loved One
How can we cope with loss and navigate the grieving process?
What Can We Learn from the World’s Most Peaceful Societies?
A multidisciplinary team of researchers is discovering what makes some societies more peaceful than others.
Your Happiness Calendar for June 2021
This month, reconnect and savor the little things.
How Technology Can Be Part of a Happy Life
Researchers are exploring what wellness looks like in a digital world.
Why It’s Important to Look Beyond the Surface of Things
Sherry Turkle explains how her complicated life history led to her career researching the social impact of technology.
A Better Way to Apologize
Beyond saying "sorry," what else can you do?