Keith Payne believes politics is just a weapon we use to fight the real battle: defending our belief that we’re good, ...

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To help solve the world's collective challenges, students need social-emotional learning programs that go beyond the ...

john a. powell explains why we distance ourselves from groups of people and how we can all find the connection that we crave.

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There is a growing movement of health care providers prescribing social activities and community engagement to patients, not ...

A new study suggests that encouraging children to empathize with nature could influence their attitudes about the environment ...

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The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that ...

A new book looks at why so much homelessness exists in the U.S. and what we can do as a society to reclaim our humanity.

Facial expressions are a universal language of emotion, instantly conveying happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and much more. Reading these expressions is essential to compassion and empathy. Take this ...