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David Hanover / Getty Your Flaws Are Probably More Attractive Than You Think They Are
“Beautiful messes” have a certain allure.
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Ryan McVay / Getty How to Find Meaning in the Face of Death
The time between diagnosis and death presents an opportunity for “extraordinary growth.”
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China Photos / Reuters Is Human Morality a Product of Evolution?
A new book explores the link between social collaboration and behavior that makes our species unique.
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Yuya Shino / Reuters One Head, Two Brains
How a radical epilepsy treatment in the early 20th century paved the way for modern-day understandings of perception, consciousness, and the self
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tanakawho / Flickr Mixed Signals: Why People Misunderstand Each Other
The psychological quirks that make it tricky to get an accurate read on someone's emotions
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Thomas Leth-Olsen/Flickr Pursuing 'Purpose' at the Expense of Family
How the story of Chris Kyle resurfaced an the age-old moral dilemma
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters In Relationships, Be Deliberate
For milestones like moving in together, intent (rather than chronology) determines success.
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David Gregg / Getty Masters of Love
Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity.
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Alaa Faqir / Reuters In Grief, Try Personal Rituals
The psychology of rituals in overcoming loss, restoring broken order
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Shutterstock As Babies, We Knew Morality
New research supports the understanding that all people are born with a sense of good and bad. What does that say about altruism, community, and the capacity to kill one another?
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Shutterstock Social Connection Makes a Better Brain
Recent trends show that people increasingly value material goods over relationships—but neuroscience and evolution say this goes against our nature.
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Baz Ratner / Reuters Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness
People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity.
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How Strong Is the Female Sex Drive After All?
Women may be more sexually omnivorous than men, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're as hungry.
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Is Sex Still Sexy?
There's something missing in today's understanding of romance.
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Career Advice: Give
Givers focus on others, takers on themselves, and matchers care most about fairness. Studies show that most professional success, not just satisfaction, goes to givers.
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lookseebynaomifenton/Flickr Relationships Are More Important Than Ambition
There's more to life than leaving home.
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20th Century Fox The Benefits of Optimism Are Real
Having a positive outlook is the most important predictor of resilience.
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Is It Okay for Parents to Lie to Their Kids? China's Parents Say Yes
Research suggests that more Chinese parents admit to lying to their kids than American parents—and Chinese parents tend to see less harm in it, too.
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The Lovely Hill: Where People Live Longer and Happier
In one idyllic community in southern California, Adventists live 4 to 7 years longer -- and more healthily and happily -- than the rest of the country. A look at their diet, lifestyle, and philosophy
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Samsul Said / Reuters There's No Such Thing as Everlasting Love (According to Science)
A new book argues that the emotion happens in "micro-moments of positivity resonance."
