Episode 11: How to Let Someone Love You
In hard times, do you seek comfort from others or turn inwards? Find out how our Happiness Guinea Pig emerged from trauma by accepting…
How Parents Can Hit the Pause Button on Screen Time
Making time for open, unstructured, unplugged play improves relationships and helps children build self-management skills.
How to Build a More Forgiving Community
As groups, organizations, and nations, we can find love and healing after being wronged.
Can Companies Train Employees to Be Less Prejudiced?
Today, Starbucks is closing its stores to educate employees about racial bias. Will it work?
How Can We Become Better Humans?
There's a gap between our moral values and actions, but we can reduce it by increasing our propensity for moral action.
Is the World Really Doomed?
Steven Pinker’s newest book leverages long-term data to show that the state of the world is improving, even if it's hard to believe.
Can Government Policies Make Us Happier?
World happiness expert Richard Layard explains why policymakers need to focus on improving mental health and human relationships, not just…
Are People Kinder in Racially Diverse Neighborhoods?
According to a new study, people who live in diverse communities tend to identify with all of humanity and help others more.
Why Are So Many Adults Today Haunted by Trauma?
Our political and social systems don't support fundamental human needs, says Gabor Mate—which affects our ability to deal with traumatic events.
How Can We Become Better Humans?
There's a gap between our moral values and actions, but we can reduce it by increasing our propensity for moral action.
How Teens Today Are Different from Past Generations
A psychologist mines big data on teens and finds many ways this generation—the “iGens"—is different from Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials.
The Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Prejudice
To greet the new year, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton provides the best research-based tips for overcoming our differences.
How Smartphones Are Killing Conversation
A Q&A with MIT professor Sherry Turkle about her new book, Reclaiming Conversation.
Episode 11: How to Let Someone Love You
In hard times, do you seek comfort from others or turn inwards? Find out how our Happiness Guinea Pig emerged from trauma by accepting…
Episode 10: Is There Someone You Need to Thank?
Is there someone important you've never properly thanked? Find how award-winning children's book author, Yuyi Morales, discovers the power of…
The Psychology of Taking a Knee
The backlash against protests by Colin Kaepernick and other athletes raises scientific questions about body language, power, and group dynamics.