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What are schools for and who is leading the ship?

The word “learning” opens up space for more people, places, and ideas.

Does what you believe in come from reason? Or just your community?

It takes a special person with a special set of skills to reach students on an emotional level.

The future of learning will be different, and now is the time to lay the groundwork.

A researcher talks about the power of music in a crisis.

This is one of countless studies that prove the positive impact of social connection and intimacy while highlighting the negative impact of isolation and separation.

Being aware of this issue is a big first step in helping vulnerable communities (such as those struggling with addiction) combat relapse during this pandemic.

One woman’s viral roadmap from fear to learning to growth.

Prior to COVID-19, 45% of people with intellectual disabilities reported feeling lonely.

Removing the pressure of finding your “dying passion” makes it easier to connect with the “why” of your work.

Over 800 prisoners in Texas relate their experiences.

How do you overcome the tension between autonomy and solidarity?

Practicing Socratic ignorance, or avoiding certainty of our own knowledge, diminishes inequality and pushes us in our search for wisdom.

How did the Antarctic explorers survive tedium in the early 1900s?

Social distancing won’t be easy, but science shows us how to make it more manageable.

Disagreements should not equal censorship.

Loneliness may change how our body responds to stress.

The path to sobriety isn’t one that can be traveled alone, studies suggest.

Striving for diversity is honorable — but the focus should settle on something much deeper than phenotypic traits.

“I used to mountain climb… If I can’t walk anymore, I’ll crawl.”

Or is “the hidden orientation” more complex than that?

Research explains the positive impact and health benefits of children spending more time in nature.

Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty.

Evolution steered humans toward pair bonding to ensure the survival of genes. But humans tend to get restless.

What a group of orphaned elephants can teach us about emotion and learned social skills.

Charity and volunteering not only benefit the recipient but help you become happier and healthier in the new year.

Creeps, it seems, are everywhere.

Can collective protest still change the world?

Yet interpersonal trust is at its lowest point in 50 years.