The Greater Good Science Center studies the psychology, sociology, and neuroscience of well-being, and teaches skills that foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate society.

There is a growing movement of health care providers prescribing social activities and community engagement to patients, not ...

A new study suggests that encouraging children to empathize with nature could influence their attitudes about the environment ...

1. Ten TV Series That Highlight the Best in Humanity: 2024, by Jeremy Adam Smith, Cianna P. Stewart, Maryam Abdullah, Aakash ...

Talking and thinking about their goals, identities, and values can help teens develop a sense of purpose and even spur their ...

Do you savor life or let everyday stresses control you? In other words, how mindful are you? The practice of mindfulness has been linked to happiness, health, and psychological well-being, but many of ...

There is a growing movement of health care providers prescribing social activities and community engagement to patients, not just pills.

Jason Marsh is the founding editor in chief of Greater Good and the GGSC’s executive director. He is also a co-editor of two anthologies of… ...

After a year that feels like it has pushed many of us apart, our selection of the top scientific insights of 2024 are nearly all about how we come together and how we’re interconnected—across time, ...

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Recent research on animal sleep behavior has revealed that sleep is influenced by the animals around them. Olive baboons, for instance, sleep less as group sizes increase, while mice can synchronize ...

Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they ...