How the Science of Well-Being is Evolving
Researchers explore the complexity of well-being at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology.
Four Reasons Why Endings Can Make You Happier
New research suggests that anticipating the end of a good experience is an effective—but counterintuitive—way to enjoy it more.
Does Your Dog Have Empathy for You?
New research supports the hypothesis that dogs “catch" emotions from other dogs and humans.
Three Things I Learned from Teaching Happiness
Emiliana Simon-Thomas shares the key truths about happiness that are most meaningful to learners.
How Awe Brings People Together
A series of experiments suggest that awe causes us to have a smaller sense of self, which shapes our social networks in positive ways.
Are Emotions Born or Made?
A new book argues that our brains forge emotions from lived experience. But does it go too far?
Why Is It So Hard to Change People’s Minds?
Our opinions are often based in emotion and group affiliation, not facts. Here’s how to engage productively when things get heated.
How to Turn Stigma about Mental Illness into Compassion
Stephen Hinshaw explores what it meant to be raised by a father with psychosis—and how that experience has informed his work as a psychologist.
Three Things I Learned from Teaching Happiness
Emiliana Simon-Thomas shares the key truths about happiness that are most meaningful to learners.
Does Your Dog Have Empathy for You?
New research supports the hypothesis that dogs “catch" emotions from other dogs and humans.
Four Reasons Why Endings Can Make You Happier
New research suggests that anticipating the end of a good experience is an effective—but counterintuitive—way to enjoy it more.
How the Science of Well-Being is Evolving
Researchers explore the complexity of well-being at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology.
Are Emotions Born or Made?
A new book argues that our brains forge emotions from lived experience. But does it go too far?
How Awe Brings People Together
A series of experiments suggest that awe causes us to have a smaller sense of self, which shapes our social networks in positive ways.
Three Surprising Insights about Success and Happiness
The path to a healthy, successful, and meaningful life may not be what we expect.