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But if we decide to practice more kindness, are all types of kind acts equally rewarding? Would helping out a family member boost our happiness more or less than volunteering among strangers? A new ...

It’s true that male chimpanzees form typically linear dominance relationships, where one submits to another, all the way to ...

We talk with neuroscientist Antonio Damasio about the science of consciousness, how it works in the body, and how it aims to ...

Educators from our community share their favorite strategies for bringing joy into their school or classroom at the beginning ...

Can we create spaces where everyone’s voice matters? Equipped with patience, courage, and curiosity, students meet for the ...

Every generation of teens is shaped by the social, political, and economic events of the day. Today’s teenagers are no different—and they’re the first generation whose lives are saturated by mobile ...

A new book examines how modern suicide epidemics are being caused by changes in our social lives and societies.

With the rise of AI and multiple global crises, psychologists recommend tending to our bodies, connecting in-person, and ...

This was the reason given to me by a fifth grade teacher as to why I, a student teacher at the time, shouldn’t give extra help to a child who was working hard to improve her reading. Once my shock at ...

A new study finds that a gun violence program in Richmond, California, led to three times the national decline in violence.

The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being and teaches skills that ...