Do you ever feel torn between wanting to be close to your partner and desperately needing your own space? Or perhaps you feel the opposite: craving deep connection while your partner seems... Read more »
Living a longer, healthier life is a top priority for so many. People look to exercise, follow a nutritious diet, and even focus on cognitive training activities like puzzles, but these don’t... Read more »
We have all been there. You match with someone new, or maybe you just had a confusing first date. Immediately, you take a screenshot, open your group chat, and hit send with... Read more »
Since 1989, the proportion of American adults identifying as bisexual has tripled. The evidence suggests that bisexual people feel psychologically safer admitting who they are and living as bi. The Latest Numbers... Read more »
Key Takeaways New research maps the moment-to-moment dynamics of how friends discuss stress, revealing that these conversations are constantly shifting “dances” rather than static events. When both friends get “stuck” in a... Read more »
Apple TV’s Pluribus begins with an extraterrestrial virus merging the minds of nearly everyone on Earth into a shared consciousness. The new hive mind brings billions of bodies into perfect harmony, eliminating... Read more »
Have you ever opened a boring work email or looked at a plain photo, yet felt an unexpected wave of sadness or negativity? You aren’t imagining things, and you aren’t “just being... Read more »
Family estrangement has been framed in major media outlets as everything from a “growing trend” to a “social epidemic.” But this framing reveals a deep cultural bias: When the act of estrangement... Read more »
Do you feel like you are constantly running just to stay in the same place? You check your email every five minutes. You answer Slack messages instantly. You have ten tabs open.... Read more »
As a gratitude researcher, I’m encouraged by its growing popularity in mainstream culture. Most people like gratitude and want to be grateful. And the benefits are undeniable. Grateful people tend to be... Read more »