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The stories we tell ourselves help shape our lives. Unsplash/Emmanuel Ikwuegbu

The stories we tell ourselves shape who we are

There is a persistent gap between institutional commitments to equity and diversity and the realities students encounter in Canadian higher education.
A Los Angeles Independence Day parade, canceled in 2025 amid ICE raids, returned in 2026. Mario Tama/Getty Images News via Getty Images

Why Hispanic Americans are losing faith in the American Dream

A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental question about its sense of belonging.
Changes that often accompany later life can raise questions and concerns that people may explore in counseling or therapy. Space_Cat/iStock via Getty Images

Why so few older Americans get counseling – and how it could help

Counseling in later life isn’t just for coping with loss and illness – it can help people work through questions of identity and how they seek meaning in their lives.
Do we vote solely on the basis of our political views? An international study explores the connection between being left-handed and voting for left-wing parties. Thibaud Moritz/AFP

Left‑handed people tend to be left‑leaning voters

A study across 18 western countries has found that left-handed people sit on the left of the political spectrum and the data suggests it has more to do with identity than biology.
Many people post images of their pets online as a way of expressing their own identity and building a public persona for themselves. (Unsplash/Karsten Winegeart)

Why we give our cats, dogs and other pets social media accounts

Often, when people talk about their pets, they are also talking about themselves — about the things they value and the experiences that shape who they are.
There is life after death: digitally speaking thanabots prove this by virtually recreating loved ones who have passed away. It’s a money-spinning, potentially heart-wrenching and largely unregulated business. AI generated image

How grief became a subscription service

Two researchers navigate the mind-boggling and often sinister, parallel universe that is known as the digital afterlife industry and chatbots specifically designed to help people grieve.
Crowds gather for a Pride march in New York in June 2026. New research shows that the boundaries of heterosexuality are changing for young women. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much

The boundaries of heterosexuality are bending for women but not for men, who appear to have less room to explore and are bound to a more rigid, traditional concept of masculinity.
Difficult experiences you had as a child may be putting a wedge between you and your partner. Dmytro Betsenko/Moment via Getty Images

Childhood experiences of LGBTQ+ stigma can harm romantic relationships decades later – psychologists explain how to reconnect with yourself and your partner

Guilt and shame from being rejected, discriminated against or bullied as a child can carry into adulthood. But making meaning from these experiences can help with healing.
In ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2,’ legendary fashion editor Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, starts to doubt her abilities and wonders when she should step aside. Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images via Getty Images

Older Americans are often compelled to keep working – and then criticized for not stepping aside

Sometimes they hear they’re supposed to stay active and engaged. Other times they’re vilified for holding on to power too long. It’s all made ‘knowing when it’s time’ a whole lot harder.
By 2030, the European Commission wants all EU citizens and residents to hold an EUDI wallet: one safe digital ID for cross-border travel, work or using public services, or making payments and signing documents. Nednapa/Shutterstock

European digital identity wallets: how secure are they and what are the risks?

EU digital ID wallets will make it easier for citizens and residents to prove their identity, and safely store, share and sign important digital documents within the EU. But digital applications aren’t totally risk-free.
Qu'est-ce qui pourrait vous empêcher de défendre un collègue traité injustement ? AnVr/E+ via Getty Images

Distrust and disempowerment, not apathy, keep employees from supporting marginalized colleagues

The reasons colleagues stay silent when co-workers are mistreated may not be what you assume − and it’s not what companies typically spend money on in their efforts to create a fair environment.
Personal experiences can help foster a sense of belonging for aspiring scientists from underrepresented backgrounds. kali9/E+ via Getty Images

Science is best communicated through identity and culture – how researchers are ensuring STEM serves their communities

Scientists have traditionally focused on educating the public on science or correcting misinformation. But researchers from marginalized communities often have broader goals in science communication.

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