Crying once a week is the secret to a stress-free life
Crying once a week can improve your mental health, according to a teacher encouraging Japanese students and workers to shed tears. Here’s how it reduces stress...
There's a gender difference in how our friends influence our behaviour
The friends that adolescents select, the influence they have on each other, and gender may all play a role in establishing friendships that can help, or possibly hurt, teens, according to...
Workplace discrimination is more accepted by those who view men and women as fundamentally different
How should people who care about gender equality in the workplace argue their case? The most popular approach is to make the “business case” argument: that greater inclusion of women enha...
5 lifestyle changes that could boost your mood and mental health
Changes to your lifestyle can have a significant impact on your mental health and wellbeing.
Paraguay is the most positive country in the world
Gallup surveyed 154,000 adults in 145 countries to create a snapshot of the world’s emotions.
3 secrets to happiness, according to Roman Stoics
Roman stoicism taught its followers to accept that we cannot control everything, and to find happiness in what life gives us.
Why being close to someone from a different culture can improve your creativity
New research shows that those who are friends or in relationships with people from other cultures perform better at creative tasks.
This robotic Icelandic farm has made its cows much happier - with dramatic results
Automation has transformed an Icelandic farm - benefiting both the animals and farmer.
This Brazilian prison gives inmates the keys to their cells
In Brazil – which has a notoriously violent penal system – a non-profit organization has achieved astounding success running prisons where there are no weapons and inmates have keys.
The problem with identity: Who is the real you?
Research shows that we don’t actually access and use all available memories when creating personal narratives.
What evolution should teach us about gender inequality
Gender inequality is very real in 2018.
Is the American Dream becoming a myth?
New research shows that the impact of what your parents do for a living is even more significant in the US than previously thought.