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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

A friend of mine recently told me about an incident involving students at Berkeley High School. On the first day of classes, African-American juniors and seniors were being asked by their honors ...

Researchers are studying what contributes to youth violence and how certain communities have succeeded in making real change.

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

Can you feel alone in a crowd? Unloved in a decades-long marriage? Indeed, that’s often when loneliness strikes hardest: when you experience social connections and seemingly intimate relationships, ...