How Embracing Uncertainty Can Improve Your Life
A new book argues that being unsure can help us learn, improve our mental health, and reduce polarization.
How Well Do Happiness Practices Serve Black Communities?
We interviewed Black people about where happiness comes from and whether 15 typical happiness practices work for them.
A Short History of Black Happiness
What can African American history tell us about the cultivation of well-being?
Six Tips for Loving Your Enemies
Choosing love over hate can be difficult, but ultimately it may be the path to healing for ourselves and our society.
What’s Wrong With Too Much Self-Control?
Self-control isn’t always a good thing. Being "overcontrolled" can be bad for your mental health.
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Human Mental Health?
A conversation with UC Berkeley School of Public Health professor Jodi Halpern about AI ethics, empathy, and mental health.
How to Stick to Your Resolutions in 2024 (The Science of Happiness Podcast)
We explore how the science of behavior change can help us form new habits and be happier while doing it.
Ten Inspiring Signs of Progress From the Past Year
These positive stories—from scientific breakthroughs to advancements in global justice—make us feel uplifted and hopeful for the future.
Empathy Quiz
How well do you feel and understand what others are feeling?
Eight Keys to Forgiveness
Forgiveness can be incredibly difficult. Robert Enright explains where to start.
What’s Wrong With Too Much Self-Control?
Self-control isn’t always a good thing. Being "overcontrolled" can be bad for your mental health.
10 Keys to Everyday Anti-Racism
The founders of a new organization, the AntiRacist Table, suggest tools you can use to work against prejudice and inequality.
How to Find Your Purpose in Life
Are you struggling to discover your purpose? That may be because you feel isolated from other people. Here's how you can overcome that.
The Myth of the Alpha Male
Single straight guys: If you want to attract more women, research suggests you should cultivate kindness and altruism.
How Many Emotions Can Music Make You Feel?
Researchers have mapped 13 key emotions triggered when we listen to music.
Eight Ways Your Perception of Reality Is Skewed
A new book explains the sometimes-unconscious forces that shape what we see, feel, and think.