How Curiosity Can Help Us Overcome Disconnection
Here are four steps to practicing deep curiosity about the perspectives, stories, and humanity of others.
One Way to Improve Teen Mental Health: Activism
A new study finds that teens involved in youth programs develop more critical reflection and take more action to fight injustice and inequality.
Seven Ways to Feel Hopeful About Climate Change
You can shift your mindset and take small actions to combat climate anxiety and despair, according to our Science of Happiness podcast guests.
How Can We Make Politics Less Hostile?
A new study finds that when we practice intellectual humility, we have less animosity toward the “other side” of political debates.
How Cities Can Help People Live Longer, Healthier Lives
What can cities do to correct racism and help all communities live longer? It starts with city planning.
What Makes You Persuasive in a Political Disagreement?
A new study finds that women, liberals, and those who have more intellectual humility make the most convincing arguments.
How to Disagree Without Having a Debate
Stanford students are coming together to discuss political differences with their peers across the country.
For More Productive Debates, Think About What’s Most Important to You
According to new research, reflecting on important values may help us engage in more constructive debates.
What Can We Do Now?
While votes for the 2020 election are counted, our contributors weigh in on what we as individuals can do now to preserve our well-being and…
Our Favorite Books of 2020
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 2022
Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.
Our Favorite Books of 2022
Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
Our Favorite Books of 2021
Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
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.
How to Stay Open and Curious in Hard Conversations
Here are eight tips for having better conversations across our differences.
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How Life Could Get Better (or Worse) After COVID
Fifty-seven scientists make predictions about potential positive and negative consequences of the pandemic.