Kira M. Newman is the managing editor of Greater Good. Her work has been published in outlets including the Washington Post, ...

Happiness isn't just a product of what we do or who we are as individuals; social situations, structural forces, and public ...

Small practices, repeated regularly and with intentionality, can help students feel a sense of belonging at school.

Five years ago, the police killing of George Floyd provoked a wave of change. As those gains come under attack, Stephanie ...

Researchers across disciplines have attempted to define, categorize, and measure the elusive experience of love.

Nuclear families are no longer the norm in the United States. Could community living arrangements help us find the connection ...

A new study suggests that making small online donations can make you happier and help alleviate depressive symptoms.

A new study looks outside the home to see how children's surroundings impact their cognitive and emotional development.

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

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It was 1985 and John Lawn had seen enough. In Boston nightclubs and Dallas bars, MDMA—better known by its street name, ecstasy—had become an enormously popular recreational drug. It had also terrified ...