emotional intelligence
Successful romantic relationships require desire, but that desire doesn’t have to be sexual.
The results of a 2021 study suggest that the world’s most powerful psychedelic may be an underutilized peace-building tool.
Psychologist Adrian Furnham has termed this effect the male hubris, female humility problem.
Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.
Helplessness isn’t learned — it’s an instinctual response that can be overcome.
Dark personality traits include psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism. Is there room for empathy?
Nostalgia is a happy remembrance of the past, yet it also leaves us feeling sad. Perhaps ironically, it can serve as a painkiller.
“What am I missing?” is a question that journalist Mónica Guzmán thinks more people should start asking.
Lessons from child development research teach us how we learn to trust others.
The science makes it abundantly clear that couples with more self-expansion are better relationships.
Psychologists often view relationship power imbalances through three unique dynamics.
Choking under pressure seems to have deep evolutionary roots.
How much we enjoy a conversation can all be a matter of timing — specifically, how long it takes us to respond to what was just said.
If your partner is not helping build a better you, is it time for a better partner?
And what if both parties are skilled at mirroring each other? Will it produce a stalemate?
Should we take people’s drunken behavior as evidence of their true character?
Only talk about the weather?
More than a decade ago, Armenia made chess a required subject in school because it teaches kids how to think and cope with failure. The U.S. should follow suit.
“I need to think about the future. Will you help me?”
The road to happiness is indirect and full of frustration.
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Beautiful people really know how to catch a break.
It is often assumed that AI will become so advanced that the technology will be able to do anything. In reality, there are limits.
From boosting empathy to improving therapy, virtual reality is poised to change our ideas of the self.
We seem to have a “progression bias” that nudges us toward pro-relationship decisions and away from breaking up.
Frank Lloyd Wright captured serenity in his masterpiece, Fallingwater, but his egotistical tendencies made life for others anything but serene.
A professor of educational psychology explains what and what not to do.
A recent study offers new insights into the so-called marriage wage premium.
When we satisfy our curiosity, the brain has a particular way of rewarding us.
Next year is the perfect time to have better conversations!
Family relationships are on many people’s minds during the holiday season as sounds and images of happy family celebrations dominate the media. Anyone whose experiences don’t live up to the holiday […]