Behavior

It helps with social, emotional, physical and cognitive skills—and with schools closed, it’s more important than ever

Analyzing keywords on Twitter can offer a loose measure of the subjective well-being of a community, as long as you don’t count three words: good, love and LOL.

Emotion researcher Ursula Hess explains why a facial expression can be detected when obscured by a face covering

New research highlights the risks of unrealistic optimism during the coronavirus pandemic

Health care workers at the city hospital hit hardest by the pandemic go beyond their job description in tending to a vulnerable population

Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased but only among Democrats—while optimism about a vaccine is broadly shared

The pandemic is threatening the food supply chain, but automation can fill crucial gaps

Stanford University neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky talks about human behavior, the penal system and the question of free will.

A global natural experiment examines the time warp of life under quarantine

The phenomenon demonstrates the rise and fall of dominant leaders in turbulent times

Although schools are closed for now, nature is still open for exploration and learning

Originally published in August 1906