Caring for others can improve our well-being, build resilience, and foster lasting community—during moments of collective ...

A new book argues that social media does more harm than good and we might be happier and healthier using it less.

A historian examines how protests and social organizing around labor, energy, and immigration affected the course of Trump's ...

Three new books examine where U.S. COVID-19 policy went wrong and how it has shaped children's lives and development.

We can be a supportive presence for our children when a loved one is dying, even in the midst of our own grief.

Forgiveness is a process that takes time, and what that process will look like may be different for each person.

If we all gave each other a little more of our attention in public, we might feel less lonely and more connected.

Kira M. Newman is the managing editor of Greater Good. Her work has been published in outlets including the Washington Post, ...

Happiness isn't just a product of what we do or who we are as individuals; social situations, structural forces, and public ...

In the wake of the 2024 election in the United States, what is one step we can take toward a more inclusive, cohesive, and compassionate society? That’s the question we put to a range of scholars, ...

We at the Greater Good Science Center recently learned that one of our books was pulled from the shelves of the United States Naval Academy Nimitz Library, as part of a larger systematic purge of 381 ...

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution says that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom ...