What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Aging Better
A neuroscientist explains how our brains age and provides tips for aging with more vitality and happiness.
Train Your Brain to Be Kinder
Boost your kindness by sending kind thoughts to someone you love—and to someone you don't get along with—with a little guidance from…
Episode 57: Why Shared Goals Can Bridge Divides
How can people from different groups get on the same page? Our guest, an educator and football coach, tries a strategy for building stronger,…
Can Mindfulness Help When You’re Depressed?
A new book explores how different mindfulness practices can change our relationship with depression.
How Optimism May Keep You Alive Longer
A new study suggests that optimism might be a secret to longevity.
Five Surprising Ways Exercise Changes Your Brain
Moving your body is one of the most beneficial things you can do for your mind.
Episode 56: How to Make Time for Happiness
Her New Year's resolution was to have more joyful and fulfilling experiences in her daily life. Our guest tried a practice to help make that happen.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2019
We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.
Our Favorite Books of 2019
Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2019
Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.
What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Aging Better
A neuroscientist explains how our brains age and provides tips for aging with more vitality and happiness.
Four Ways to Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times
A sense of calm offers us strength and resilience amid the chaos of life.
What Is the Best Diet for Mental Health?
New research is exploring the connection between the foods we eat and our feelings of depression, anxiety, and happiness.
Your Happiness Calendar for December 2019
This December, find calm and resilience.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2019
We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.
Episode 56: How to Make Time for Happiness
Her New Year's resolution was to have more joyful and fulfilling experiences in her daily life. Our guest tried a practice to help make that happen.