Psychology

Thinking about a range of emotions as friends rather than foes improves the quality of our life

Equanimity, a key ingredient of mindfulness meditation, helps people face life’s ups and downs

Some of the tens of thousands of suicide deaths in the U.S. each year would not have happened if people in the community had been schooled to provide advice about gun safety

Scary play lets people—and other animals—rehearse coping skills for disturbing challenges in the real world

Deception researchers investigate under what circumstances we are liable to let loose a whopper

From Gilgamesh to Star Wars, the narrative blueprint underpinning many heroic tales can offer a powerful way to reframe experiences

Students often receive feedback that conveys expectations linked to their socioeconomic background 

Those fascinated with true crime podcasts may be more vulnerable to conspiratorial beliefs

Argentine researchers studied a regional slang that reverses the order of word syllables or letters. Their findings give insight into our natural ability to engage in wordplay

How do people make peace with the image reflected back at them in a video conference?

The exercise of writing down unfiltered thoughts enhances self-knowledge

Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence have prompted big questions about the future of work and even human creativity. Experts have suggestions for how to manage all these unknowns