What a New Marshmallow Test Teaches Us About Cooperation
In a new twist on an old study, researchers discover a common behavior in kids across cultures that might tell us something about how we can all cooperate better.
Psychology
What Our Politicians and Pundits Need to Know About Leadership
Leaders can profoundly influence our worldview. Too often, they peddle a false theory of human nature that weakens social ties.
How to Remedy “Better-than-Average” Effects
Believing that you are better than others has powerful implications. But do you actually know that you’re better?
Secondhand Smoke, Moral Sanctions, and How We Should Respond to COVID-19
We are reluctant to tell people how to live their lives, except insofar as individual decisions affect the lives of others. We can learn a valuable lesson for the present moment from the examples of smoking and drunk driving.
How to Sustain Your Activism Against Police Brutality Beyond this Moment
A more nuanced understanding of empathy could help convert a short-term reaction into long-term change.
If You Care About the Environment, Stop Feeling Guilty. Feel Angry Instead.
After years of trying to contort myself into a sustainable lifestyle and feeling guilt when I failed, I realize that I never had a chance.