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The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2025

By Kira M. Newman, Jill Suttie, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Elizabeth Hopper, Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, Jeremy Adam Smith | December 17, 2025

By Kira M. Newman, Jill Suttie, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Elizabeth Hopper, Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, Jeremy Adam Smith | December 17, 2025

Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.

By Elizabeth Svoboda | October 7, 2025

The more we’ve invested in past decisions, the more reluctant we are to bail out. But we can correct this bias by counting the costs of staying on…

By Rebecca Solnit | August 19, 2025

"I don't know" is an important part of truthfulness and accuracy, argues Rebecca Solnit.

By Jill Suttie | August 4, 2025

A new study suggests that children as young as five favor adults who express doubt when unsure rather than those who are overly confident.

By Chloe Carmichael | May 5, 2025

Suppressing freedom of expression can have consequences for us individually and as a society.

By Sahar Habib Ghazi, Maryam Abdullah, Zaid Jilani, Joanne Chen, Jason Marsh, Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Margaret Golden, Criss Cuervo, Aurelia Santos, Jill Suttie, Jeremy Adam Smith, Kia Afcari | February 26, 2025

It’s time again for the Greater Goodies, honoring movies from the past year that exemplify human strengths and virtues.

By Kira M. Newman, Jill Suttie, Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, Maryam Abdullah, Elizabeth Hopper, Edward Lempinen, Jeremy Adam Smith | December 19, 2024

Our team names the most provocative and influential findings published during this past year.

By Jill Suttie, Maryam Abdullah, Sahar Habib Ghazi, Hope Reese | December 10, 2024

Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.

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