The news is full of stories like these: The most powerful hurricane in history hits Mexico. California endures a record-breaking drought. 2015 is on track to be the warmest year ever recorded.
By 2065, I predict that we will have evolved societies that explicitly embrace values and goals for ensuring the wellbeing of every person.
In his new book, The Nurture Effect, Psychologist Anthony Biglan describes how interventions aimed at creating nurturing environments could help solve some of society’s most stubborn, harmful, and costly issues.
As Madonna astutely noted in her 1984 song, we live in a material world.
To better understand the science behind some of the key issues brought up by President Obama in his 2014 State of the Union Address, we caught up with Professor Michael Norton, whose research has focused on income inequality, the minimum wage, and the relationship between money and well-being.
There’s a puzzle that’s plagued psychologists, economists, and policy makers for decades.
