We all know we should exercise more, but the biggest psychological barrier for many is feeling like we just don’t have an hour to spare. If you’ve ever felt guilty about inactivity... Read more »
Imagine sitting in a small room wearing a VR headset. Across from you sits an eight-year-old boy – slouched shoulders, lowered gaze, thin voice. He looks like someone you used to know.... Read more »
The longer you are on your family building journey, the more likely you are to be in survival mode, trying to limit the problems that may come your way. In the beginning,... Read more »
Imagine sending a text and waiting — minutes pass, then hours. The message sits “seen.” Your stomach tightens, your mind replays every word, searching for what you did wrong. For many autistic... Read more »
The Washington Post conducted a poll of TikTok users and found that over a period of several months, their use, on average, doubled or tripled. For some, it even quadrupled (1). How... Read more »
Social disorganization theory is a classic sociological idea that explains why some neighborhoods have higher crime rates than others. It suggests that when communities face poverty, frequent population changes, and weak social... Read more »
This year in D.C., when so much has felt existential and out of our control, a clear, actionable way to care for the planet has emerged: kill spotted lanternflies. The ecological case... Read more »
In 2025, researchers Willis Klein, Suzanne Wood, and Jennifer Bartz published findings on how gaslighters use the brain’s dependence on relationships to upend the way we co-create reality. We depend on others... Read more »
There’s a lot of excitement surrounding AI literacy right now, and it’s (finally) giving digital and media literacy their long-overdue moment in the sun. In April 2025, President Trump signed an executive... Read more »
The dark figure of crime refers to all the crimes that happen but never show up in official police statistics. These hidden offenses might go unreported because victims feel afraid, ashamed, or... Read more »