Parenting isn't just about navigating your children's emotional ups and downs. We also need to work with our own big feelings ...

Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.

New research finds that connecting with strangers not only boosts your mood—it helps build a kinder, more cooperative society ...

While critics argue that empathy can be limiting, new research finds that empathy and reasoning work together to drive people ...

Therapists can help estranged families understand the past, work on making amends, and potentially rebuild their relationships.

Debates over what teachers are teaching / Accusations that teachers are indoctrinating students are creating a culture of fear and self-censorship in American education.

Imagine Sarah has just been offered a big promotion: a chance to lead a new department and manage a team of 15 people, which could be a major step forward in her career. However, Sarah has never ...

Should you eat an apple—or a bag of Oreos? Go to McDonald’s—or the vegetarian restaurant on the corner? When we make these everyday food choices, many of us think first of our physical health and ...

It was 1985 and John Lawn had seen enough. In Boston nightclubs and Dallas bars, MDMA—better known by its street name, ecstasy—had become an enormously popular recreational drug. It had also terrified ...

More and more Americans are turning against democracy. According to a 2023 survey from the University of Virginia Center for Politics, 24% of Democrats and 31% of Republicans agree with the statement, ...

Is there too much stress in your life? To find out, take this quiz, adapted from a scale developed by Peter Lovibond at the University of New South Wales. For the first 16 questions, please indicate ...

How often do we stop to think about the meaning of life? If you’re like me, probably not much. Even though I may feel a vague sense of anxiety around how my life is unfolding and the inevitability of ...