Solitude Is a Skill
We all need different amounts of social time and alone time. If the solitary life comes less natural to you, what should you do?
September 14th, 2025
relationships
August 31st, 2025
The Art of Balancing Solitude and Connection
Without enough alone time, I feel disconnected from myself. But too much alone time makes me feel like I’m losing part of myself, too—the part of me that comes alive when I’m with other people.
February 16th, 2025
Vibe Check: AI and Behavioral Science in Silicon Valley
Kristen Berman has worked at the intersection of behavioral science and technology in Silicon Valley for the past decade and a half. What’s her on-the-ground view of where AI is headed?
February 09th, 2025
What a 1980s Power Ballad Taught Me About Emotion
It turns out there is plenty of research about how the senses affect our emotions, but very little on how to strategically use our senses to modulate our feelings. And this is where the opportunity lies.
January 26th, 2025
What If We Thought of Our Daily Commute as a Team Sport?
Better street design, safer cars, and driver education programs offer promising paths to safer roads, but their success still depends on something more fundamental—the decisions we make behind the wheel.
October 17th, 2024
When Everything Falls Apart, Can Communities Come Together?
If communities are more interconnected before a disaster strikes, they may be better equipped to survive and rebuild in its aftermath.
March 11th, 2024
The Everyday Supercommunicators Who Get Groups in Sync
Conversations that flow often have a person at the center who speaks less, asks more questions, and isn’t afraid to admit their own confusion.
March 04th, 2024
A Cognitive Labor of Love
In this award-winning personal essay, sociologist Allison Daminger reflects on how her research on the division of household “cognitive labor” influences the decisions she makes in her own relationship.
October 18th, 2023
What It’s Like to Be…a Couples Therapist
Mystery dates, adult playrooms, habit stacking, and the misuse of “narcissism” with Laura Heck, a virtual couples therapist.
May 08th, 2023
Tips, Clicks, and Charitable Gifts: The Persuasive Impact of a Single Touch
Restaurant servers, canvassers, and robot elderly care assistants may all be a single touch on the hand away from greater satisfaction, engagement, and compliance.
