Today, as revolutionary advancements transform the stuff of science fiction into everyday reality, are we closer to extending our lifespan or even perhaps immortality? If so, do we really want eternal life? Nobel Prize-winning scientist Venki Ramakrishnan shares his perspective.
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A selection of Jessica DuLong’s service articles published in print and online media.
Researchers Tali Sharot and Cass Sunstein explore how seeing with fresh eyes what you once found exhilarating can improve happiness, relationships, work, and community.
Julio Vincent Gambuto shares practical strategies for reframing our relationships with our devices so we can create a life that we really want.
Trauma and grief therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis offers advice on coping with loss — during the holidays and beyond.
Encouraging gratitude can increase happiness, but not everyone benefits from counting their blessings — and some people might actually fare worse.
The single most important parenting strategy, according to psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy, is relationship repair.
Perfectionism isn't something to overcome but a gift to celebrate, argues Katherine Morgan Schafler, author of "The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control."
Having fun isn't "extra" but an "act of radical self-care," argues Mike Rucker, author of "The Fun Habit." The book reveals compelling evidence for the benefits of prioritizing pleasure.
Author Thomas Hübl says the growing pattern of personal isolation, alienation and division on a global scale is the “manifestation of collective trauma.” Healing is possible—and necessary—to create real change.
Expert forager and herbalist Lisa M. Rose offers guidance on identifying, gathering and preparing edible flora that grow wild in most major US cities.
“Good inside” allows parents to follow their intuition with interventions that help in the short term and build the skills our kids need in adulthood.
The slogan “Good Vibes Only” makes “a cute saying for a mug but a pretty ominous interpersonal standard,” says Nora McInerny, author of "BAD VIBES ONLY." She suggests honesty and underachievement as goals better suited to reality.