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Consider the following tale of fashion gone wrong.

Smiling changes how the brain processes other people’s emotions. As the Louis Armstrong song goes, “When you’re smilin’, the whole world smiles at you.”

Ronald Dekker, a labour economist at Tilburg University, says part-time positions enjoy “first-tier” status.

Philip Zimbardo, who became a household name after conducting the Stanford prison experiments, argues that our online culture is disproportionately harming boys.

The trouble with productivity as a value is that it treats a morally ambiguous act as a moral good. What, specifically, do we want to be producing more of?

Researchers believe 10 minutes with this online game is enough to enact behavioral change in eating habits.

Growing older and accepting death can make you value your life or cause you to scream and run the entire time. 

What do you get when the Death Star meets LEGO friends? “The regional governors now have direct control over their territories. Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear […]

“You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.”

For today’s UN International Day of Happiness, NPR traveled to the struggling country of Nepal in order to learn what makes its citizens happy. For many, it’s the little things in life that bring them the most joy.

How artist Brian Kane is bringing a moment of peace to one of the most urbanized, ad-saturated areas in the world. “I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of […]

It can boost your memory too.

Habits play a major role in determining our levels of happiness, explains best-selling author Gretchen Rubin.

No horror movie scenarios ensued.

Rubens’ Prometheus literally flips Michelangelo’s Christ on his head to look at art and gods in a whole new way.

We are living through another gilded age, but unlike the late 19th century, extremely high income inequality has failed to stoke popular fervor.

Thanks to 3D printing, creativity and a lot of effort, this DIY Optimus Prime cake is unlike any other. “When he came home, I could see a change. He was […]

You’re not broken. I promise. I can understand why you would think you are, though. After all, you’re an expert in yourself. Like a fine painter, you’re so familiar with […]

Journaling can help you see progress and where progress needs to be made.

When everything passes away, what will be left? “End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of […]

The shooting of two charismatic animals stirred international outrage. But a more important event to the developing world concern with animal welfare was publication of Carl Safina’s Beyond Words, What Animals Think and Feel.

Researchers use Minecraft as a testing ground for a new algorithm that will help robots make better decisions.

To help the trick-or-treaters in wheelchairs have truly amazing costumes, rather than be Superman or The Little Mermaid in a wheelchair, the nonprofit Magic Wheelchair makes epic Halloween costumes by transforming wheelchairs into “awesomeness created by our hands and [the kids’] imagination.”

Jeremy Corbyn, the man who will take the Labour Party to the next British election, believes in homeopathy. Here’s why that matters.

Caleb M. Brown discovered a new dinosaur species… and used it to help him pop the question.

Independent bookstores aren’t able to compete with Amazon on price, but they do offer something the online giant can’t — a beloved community space.

In his dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges, the ruling that made same-sex marriage a constitutional right throughout the United States, Justice Clarence Thomas rejected the majority’s rationale that gays and […]

Who will care for you in old age? Given dramatically lower fertility rates and population aging, combined with the high cost of caregiving, the future of eldercare and senior housing may be in for a big change. Can you imagine a future where robots provide care to older adults? Whether you think it cool, or creepy, the future may begin on July 17th when the Henn-na Hotel in Japan opens with a mostly robotic staff — is senior housing next?

Researchers from the American Chemical Society finally tackle what makes New York City’s bagels taste so good — it’s all about mixing the right chemical compounds.

Live long and prosper…and try not to hit us, please.