Daniela Kaufer is an associate professor at UC Berkeley who studies the biology of stress, examining at the molecular level how the brain responds to anxiety and traumatic events. Her recent findings ...

While there are high-level critics of diversity today, research finds that diversity is good for society—and it has a long ...

When the Commonwealth Club World Affairs, in San Francisco, invited me to interview Steele about the book, I jumped at the ...

A new study suggests that caring for a grandchild helps improve your thinking and memory and may help prevent cognitive ...

It’s time again for the Greater Goodies, honoring movies from the past year that exemplify human strengths and virtues.

While sex can become compulsive and problematic for some people, there is little research on love as a true addiction.

Decades of clinical research has explored the psychology of human suffering. Yet that suffering, as unpleasant as it is, often has a bright side: compassion. Human suffering often inspires beautiful ...

Judging someone’s thoughts or actions should take into account how much agency they have and the good or bad they are doing.

You may eagerly anticipate spending time with friends and family. But you may also dread the obligation to do so, preferring to be alone. New research suggests that, as long as it isn’t driven by fear ...

Victor Borge once wrote, “Laughter is the closest distance between two people.” Many of us would probably agree that laughter brings us closer to others, whether we’re joking with our spouse or ...

There is pressure to forgive in many settings, including the church. But this culture can change—and people can find more authentic forgiveness.