An ethicist who studies disagreement and civility assumed she could handle a neighborly dispute – until the neighbor refused to even interact with her.
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Buddhist meditation and Pentecostal speaking in tongues could hardly look more different. But not to the brain.
If we do not have to control our attention, we might not.
Unintentional injuries kill 20 US children every day. Building a family culture of safety can help them learn to make wise choices.
Parents and educators sometimes avoid having conversations about grief with children because they don’t know what to say. Here are some tips for how to approach it.
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.
Of all the characteristics we might prize in a leader – competence, integrity, careful judgment, ethical courage – why do people rate charisma so highly?
Students are more likely to flourish when they experience both material security and psychosocial support.
A sport psychologist takes a look at disruption, tactical creativity and controlled mind-wandering in the modern game.
Rest can feel uncomfortable when society treats effort as evidence of commitment.
Big decisions are messier than they look, but there are things you can try before taking the leap – or not.
To the designer Susan Kare, designing icons was about solving ‘the little puzzle of making an image fit a metaphor’. Forty years later, that challenge remains.
Dogs and cats both give you a brief mood lift, but only one of them seems to raise your stress levels too.
The term is everywhere, but what does it mean? Six guiding principles can help organisations provide care without causing further harm.
Practicing existential humility means learning to live with the natural tension between our desires for certainty and curiosity.
In the 1990s, repressed memories sparked a major scientific dispute about how trauma works. Now, the idea is back – with a twist.
Observing how grown-ups operate provides children with information on how they can shape their worlds to get what they want and avoid what they don’t want.
A scary thought that keeps on popping into your mind doesn’t mean it’ll come true or you’ll act on it. But some types of intrusive thoughts are worth listening to.
A Carnegie Mellon researcher explains the connection between our brains and AI chatbots – and what a new Pennsylvania lawsuit reveals about the dangers of AI.
Patience is a virtue that researchers have linked to many parts of well-being. But it’s also something that needs a bit of practice and training – and can be undermined by instant, easy gratification.
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