What is Your Phone Doing to Your Relationships?
New research is exploring how phubbing—ignoring someone in favor of our mobile phone—hurts our relationships, and what we can do about it.
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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.
Are Empathic Doctors Seen as More Competent?
Recent research shows that when physicians show empathy, their patients also rate them as more competent and better caregivers.
How to Cultivate Belonging in a Divided Culture
Brené Brown's new book explores how our society can move past shame and hate toward empathy, connection, and true belonging.
How to Raise Kids Who Are More Tolerant Than You
This is a time of intense political partisanship. How can we avoid feeding hate and distrust in our children?
If You’re Stressed, You Need Empathic Friends
In times of stress, the quality we're looking for in our friends is empathy, a new study finds.
Five Limits Your Brain Puts on Generosity
Research suggests that our brains may be wired for altruism, but there’s a catch—well, five of them, actually.
Tips for Helping Kids Adopt a Growth Mindset
Parents and educators can teach kids to change their fixed mindsets and see more potential in themselves and other people.