A new book explains the neuroscience behind imagination and challenges us to tap into its potential in our everyday life.

john a. powell considers how the othering of one group can serve as a way to solidify membership in another group.

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A lot of summer activities might seem lazy or indulgent, but they offer surprisingly deep benefits for our health and ...

Public health experts need to be allowed to admit when they’re wrong—and share with the public what they are learning.

A new book shares the many creative ways that people of all ages are living interdependently and getting support and ...

According to a new study, spoken conversations lead to more understanding, less conflict, and more openness to other opinions ...

Educators around the country are trying to foster belonging, classroom discussion, conflict resolution, and emotion ...

Can you feel alone in a crowd? Unloved in a decades-long marriage? Indeed, that’s often when loneliness strikes hardest: when you experience social connections and seemingly intimate relationships, ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you could walk into a store and buy lifelong happiness? The idea’s not as fanciful as it sounds—as long as whatever you buy is meant for someone else. Two recent studies ...

American children have never been more exposed to politics. One in five TikTok users are children, and TikTok ranks as the most popular platform where users feel free to talk politics. Politicians ...

Psychologists have recently linked intellectual humility to a host of benefits: showing more persistence in the face of failure, holding less polarized beliefs and attitudes, and being received as ...