Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you remember joy. To open ...

Herold has served as senior advisor to the National Institute of Justice at the U.S. Department of Justice, and developed the ...

Teens who supported President Donald Trump in 2016 became less aware of societal inequalities after the election.

A new Gallup poll suggests that kindness is common, though younger Americans see and offer kindness less often than older ...

New research suggests that discussing differences of opinion on politically charged topics can bring us closer together in ...

Evidence suggests that forgiveness may foster healing for some people, but it cannot replace accountability or justice.

The critical point is that people on all sides of every issue yearn for safety, purpose, and belonging. Recognizing that the ...

I still remember when I first heard the song by Peter Gabriel, “Solsbury Hill.” Something about that song—the lyrics, the melody, the unusual 7/4 time signature—gave me chills. Even now, years later, ...

Every year in late spring, people from around the world choose to take a fresh look at their relationship with electronic media. They do so by participating in Screen-Free Week, which this year starts ...

We’re born with an insatiable appetite for new information. This hunger, which we call curiosity, is a universal trait, though people possess it in varying degrees and express it through different ...

Years ago at a forgiveness class for Stanford Continuing Studies, one of us met a man who once had a wife and two children and a good job. But he threw it all away because of a gambling addiction that ...