Think about the last time you asked someone for something. Maybe you were nervous or worried about what the person... more

Have you ever been in a situation where you felt that people wrote you off? Maybe a teacher suggested you... more

Why is it so hard to guess where we're meant to be? To predict where we'll end up? Nearly all... more

If you're a parent or a teacher, you've probably wondered how to balance play and safety for the kids in... more

We've all had those days when all we want is a little treat. Maybe it's a bag of chips, an... more

Anthropologist Tom Pearson was devastated after his daughter Michaela was diagnosed with Down syndrome. When he began to examine that... more

If you've ever taken an economics class, you were probably taught that people are rational. But about 50 years ago,... more

Have you ever sat across from your spouse, colleague or friend and realized that while they may be hearing what... more

Many of us believe we know how we’d choose to die. We have a sense of how we’d respond to... more

A little more than a decade ago, researchers began tracking an alarming trend: a dramatic uptick in anxiety and depression... more

Fear is a normal and healthy response to things that may harm us. But fear can also hold us back... more

Over the past few weeks, we've been exploring the psychology of partisanship, and how to effectively handle disagreements with those... more

We typically divide the country into two distinct groups: Democrats and Republicans. But what if the real political divide in... more

Conflicts are inevitable — both at a global scale and in our personal lives. This week, in the latest in... more

There's a saying that's attributed to the Dalai Lama: in the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.... more

The United States, we’re told, is increasingly a house divided. Conservatives and progressives are so alienated from each other that... more

We rely on our memory to understand the world. But what if our memories aren't true? This week, we talk... more

We spend more and more of our lives staring at screens. Our cellphones, smartwatches and laptops allow us to communicate... more

Most of us feel that our emotions are reactions to those outside of us. Someone cuts us off in traffic,... more

When we're learning, or trying new things, mistakes are inevitable. Some of these mistakes provide us with valuable information, while... more

Humans have wrestled with questions about identity and purpose for millennia. So it’s no surprise that the insights of people... more

When was the last time you set a goal and struggled to reach it? Perhaps you're trying to write a... more

We like to tell kids, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” But from a very early age, we humans... more

Think about the last time you were struck by a gorgeous painting in a museum, or heard a song that... more

Why is it so hard to say 'I'm sorry?' In the final episode of our Healing 2.0 series, we talk... more

In 2019, Justin Harrison's mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer. But by the time she died, he had figured out... more

You've probably heard that people who lose a loved one may go through what are known as the "five stages"... more

We’ve all heard the saying, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” But is there any truth to this idea?... more

We all tell stories about ourselves, often without realizing we’re doing so. How we frame those stories can profoundly shape... more

One of the mysteries of human behavior is that it’s often easier for us to focus on what’s going wrong... more