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The Foo Fighters are at the dead center of the map, so all the other bands are happier, sadder, angrier, or hornier.
Some of us can adjust our moods by listening to certain types of music we know will affect us. This survey looks at the music Americans turn to for mood modification.
People often ask "What should I do?" when faced with an ethical problem. Aristotle urges us to ask "What kind of person should I be?"
We already know animals feel emotions, and that they can understand humans' emotions. But can they understand each other's emotions?
The Dalai Lama suggests the anger tearing apart nations is a feeling many have of not being needed any more.
Developers out of New Zealand are working on a system that will mimic angry customers in order to train telemarketers in real conflict management.
We are so conditioned to relating to others in adversarial terms that we seldom think of how futile that is as an everyday code of conduct.
You are held, shaped, and sustained by a thousand invisible hands.
How we handle grief largely depends on our worldview. Here is how three famous philosophers handled the certainty of grief and despair.
If you feel like you're missing out on something bigger, you might be feeling saṃvega.
The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit "Pantheon."
Buddhism has rules for slaying your enemies. But the real surprise is finding out who your enemies actually are.
Self-help often distills philosophical ideas for the modern ear. Sometimes, its better to go back to the source.
There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.
By focusing on the role of human experience, we may uncover new insights on the fundamental structure of reality.
"No matter how long you’ve been doing a job or how good people say you are, you need to care as if you’ve never done it before."
How do you cope when joining a team shatters your confidence? Albert Camus and Harry Stack Sullivan can help.
The major transformation in the where of modern workplaces is about to collide with a transformation in who is doing that work.
The majority of people in every country support action on climate, but the public consistently underestimates this share.
Six visionary science fiction authors on the social impact of their work.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of many faces. European historian Michael Broers explains which are featured on the silver screen and why.
The anxieties underpinning the Great Resignation were simmering for a long time. Here’s a solution.
Stoicism is popular today but often misunderstood and misapplied. In fact, a naive interpretation of Stoicism is damaging to your well-being.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
John Templeton Foundation
Emotion dysregulation has been linked to unhealthy risk-taking, relationship challenges, and negative physical health outcomes.
This is your brain on work.
Mindfulness may be especially useful for gaining more control of your impulses to spend.
Million Stories
Research suggests that emotional intelligence is more vital for success than IQ.