Do We Have an Instinctive Urge to Be Kind?
When someone needs help, what is your first impulse?
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How Compassion Helped One Woman Leave an Extremist Group
Megan Phelps-Roper left the Westboro Baptist Church—and her story can teach us something about love, hate, and connecting across differences.
How to Raise Boys Who Are in Touch With Their Feelings
A new book argues that we are hurting boys by not helping them value their emotions and their social connections.
What Kind of Emotions Do Animals Feel?
A new book by primatologist Frans de Waal suggests that animal and human emotions are more similar than we think.
Why Experiencing Joy and Pain in a Group Is So Powerful
Brené Brown explains how to overcome our sense of disconnection and find our common humanity.
Technology of the Future Should Care for Our Well-Being
As technology permeates our lives, it should be designed to boost our kindness, empathy, and happiness.
Five Ways to Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Does the news make you feel like everything is hopeless? That’s when you need to consciously seek out the good.
How Seeing the Good in People Can Help Bridge Our Differences
When we witness acts of goodness, we’re more likely to see our common humanity.