Abigail Marsh unpacks what defines psychopathy, how it differs from antisocial behavior, and why terms like “sociopath” only add confusion.

Toxic positivity isn’t optimism. It’s denial. Historian Kate Bowler explains why our obsession with “good vibes only” is making it harder to cope.

Today, nostalgia is somewhat kitsch. Back then, it was something to be feared.

To win over any audience you need to master “cut-through” — former TV and film actor Dominic Colenso wants to give you the secret sauce.

“Why would adding shame and blame help me improve my behavior?”

If you’ve gotten goosebumps when hearing a story about a stranger’s selfless heroism, or you’ve felt your chest swell at a concert, when the audience’s voice and the musician’s instruments align, you have felt awe. And, according to professor Dacher Keltner, who has spent his life studying it, it’s one of humankind’s most unifying traits:

“No matter what their gods were, what they did for a living, what they wore, the songs they sang, everything varies except love, and everybody loves.”

Primatologist Frans de Waal argues that studying chimpanzees and bonobos not only fascinates but also provides valuable insights into human behavior, particularly in areas like leadership, emotions, and gender, which are essential to our identity and societal functioning.

This class equips participants with strategies from experts like David Goggins, Amy Cuddy, and Dr. Rudolph Tanzi to enhance mental strength and emotional well-being through mindfulness, body-mind techniques, and compassionate emotional processing, ultimately fostering resilience and personal growth.

In this excerpt from "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...," Steven Pinker examines how crying may have evolved as part of a suite of emotional expressions aimed at strengthening social bonds.

“The sexual excitation system is the accelerator or the gas pedal, and it notices all the sex-related information in the environment.”

A dialogue with Angus Fletcher — author of the bestseller "Primal Intelligence" — exploring the unique engines of human progress.

A neuroscientist, a psychologist, and a psychotherapist discuss how emotions are stories built from old experiences.

Happiness researchers Robert Waldinger MD, Tal Ben-Shahar PhD, and Peter Baumann explain why the happiest people aren’t happy all the time.

Many of us rely on emotional advice that doesn’t actually work. Psychologist Ethan Kross offers a smarter, science-backed approach to managing emotions with flexibility and perspective.

The "Doctor Strange" director says mystery shifts your worldview — "not in a metaphorical sense, but in a deeply experiential one."

Participants’ brains revealed they were doing a kind of “neural replay” of the game they had been manipulated to win.

In the 18th century, David Hume argued that we are only motivated to do good when our passions direct us to do so. Was he right?

How can "you" move on when the old "you" is gone?

"We’re acting more like fans of a football team going to a game than a banker carefully choosing investments."

Cody Delistraty explores if laughter can help alleviate the physical symptoms of grief.

Sound may be an overlooked tool for boosting well-being.

If music is a window onto truth, what does screaming reveal?

A battle between different kinds of love.

His career helped define humanity’s place in the world by bringing us “a little closer” to our ape relatives.

Ditch the old brain vs. heart assumptions, and instead think about a heart-led brain.

After listening to the same playlist, people from the United Kingdom, the United States, and China reported feeling nearly identical bodily sensations.

Biology plays an important role in emotional reactions, but neuroscientist Kristen A. Lindquist posits that our culture is just as influential.

Some neuroscientists question whether the body can “keep score” of anything in a meaningful way.

Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?