Our attention and peace is under attack 24/7. Discover why anxiety spikes and how setting boundaries can give your mind back ...

Everyone hates a hypocrite. But endlessly hunting for contradictions in others can backfire — and lead to worse outcomes than ...

Society largely overvalues beauty, and a poll suggests it may even equate it with health. The quest for beauty drives risky ...

For years, I grew frustrated as I watched myself fail to reach my goals. When I began to set standards instead, everything ...

Lybi Ma's new book combines evidence-based research with personal stories to demonstrate how we can achieve greater inner ...

In Truth, Michael Shermer (the publisher of Skeptic magazine, podcaster, and author of more than a dozen books, including ...

The MIT Press Reader is a non-profit digital magazine that aims to illuminate the bold ideas and voices that make up the ...

It is widely believed that social media made newer generations more narcissistic. Massive data prove it’s a myth. Discover the "showroom effect" and why the kids are actually alright.

It seems like everyone's watching the new series "Heated Rivalry." Here's why romantic fiction can be a healthy escape that's good for you, and feels good, too.

Imagining ourselves in the shoes of the other affords necessary perspective for effective verbal, written, or physical communication exchange.

Setting a goal is easy. Following through is harder. Learn three questions to help you plan behaviors that hold up when motivation fades and life gets busy.

Who’d have imagined that “engineering” inconvenience and discomfort out of our lives could be a threat to our health and longevity? Like not eating enough fruit and vegetables, many of us are ...