According to a new study, feeling hopeful—even more so than just feeling good—may bring us a sense of meaning.

During a tantrum, your child’s body is constantly communicating. The anger phase hits first and hard. This is when you’ll see ...

The five "resilience animals" can help children and caregivers learn to be mindful and self-compassionate in moments of ...

Research indicates that a variety of different social behaviors help prevent loneliness and foster a sense of community and ...

A new book examines why relationships are in crisis in our technology-infused society—and what can be done about it.

But even spending 30 seconds planning some talking points makes conversations more fluid, with less awkward transitions, fewer pauses, and less umm-ing and uhh-ing, her research suggests. It also ...

A new study suggests that even across cultures, there is a lot of similarity in where humans find purpose in life and how it brings us fulfillment.

Empathy is a complex skill to learn and put into practice. We talked with middle schoolers about what it means to them.

Does your organization foster compassion or callousness? While we often think about compassion as an individual quality, the organizations where we spend our time—such as workplaces, schools, places ...

After 40 years studying forgiveness, Robert Enright explores how we define it and why people are skeptical about it.

Are you a Bridger? The two of us would like to think we are. After all, over the past two years, we’ve helped to lead the Greater Good Science Center’s Bridging Differences initiative, which has been ...