Long before today's debates, immigration was already transforming the American accent into something distinctively its own.

When can a kid play outside alone? Two parents, one stranger, and the state collide.

A preview of the latest book by Chinese history expert Charlotte Brooks

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.

Moltbook is a social media site built for conversation — but not for humans.

"I continue to believe that in the long run, boys, young men will believe their eyes more than their ears."

“The problem with cognitive scripts is when we use them to make more important decisions in our lives, we let our choices be driven by those stories that we have internalized that tell us how we're supposed to behave in a certain situation.”

Pleasure is never bad — but its source can be.

What a 1950s experiment reveals about conformity in the age of the internet.

Is your humor affiliative or adversarial?

“It's certainly clear that the issues of boys and men haven't gone away in the last few years. If anything, they're getting even more attention, which is good when it's the right kind of attention.”

Journalist Claire Shipman argues that societal conditioning often leads women to avoid speaking up and taking risks, hindering their leadership potential while allowing others to gain experience through assertive decision-making.

In this expert class, Kaufman explores how gendered expectations, such as boys not crying and girls playing with dolls, persist into adulthood and offers strategies for advocating for gender equality by reevaluating these societal norms.

Professor Valerie Purdie Greenaway highlights that while overt discrimination receives attention, subtle, unintentional biases can be equally or more harmful, yet everyone has the ability to recognize and address these biases.

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.

Here are three ways to do it better.

This is my country and this is what we stand for. At least for now.

In "The Gift of Not Belonging," Rami Kaminski explains why group consensus may hinder the original thinkers who help advance society.

From the printing press to the internet, every technological revolution in history has reshaped human thought. Now, with AI accelerating by the day, philosopher Meghan Sullivan asks: Are we ready for the philosophical shift that must follow?

Aristotle thought that a friend you love is considered your ‘second-self’, someone whose pain feels like your own. Philosopher Meghan Sullivan asks, what happens when you extend that kind of love to strangers?

"Lookism" is prevalent and harmful. So why do so few take it seriously?

Be more like Goldilocks.

By designing smart systems, we can help ourselves live up to our best intentions — and perform even better in our workplaces.

People who've never been partnered tend to be less extraverted, less conscientious, and more neurotic.

Philosopher Peter Singer argues it's time to examine a morally dubious practice.

From tribal hunts to Stonehenge and into the modern day, the peer instinct helps humans coordinate their efforts and learning.

Would you be upset if I called you an eggplant?

Plenty of parents feel guilty about wanting to skip playtime, but there's no need.

It's a problem on both sides of the political divide.

Who decides what’s “normal” and why? As social norms increasingly dissolve, here’s how to find true guidance.