Artist Tyler Thrasher leverages crystals, cicadas, and color to push the boundaries of what’s possible in art and nature.

Life never gets easier. Fortunately, psychology is keeping up, uncovering new ways to maintain mental and physical health, and positivity and confidence, through manageable daily habits like these.

If you’ve ever named a car, talked to an action figure, or dressed a pet, you’ve engaged in anthropomorphism. This drive to humanize the nonhuman can both benefit us and lead us astray.