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Is the quest to upload human consciousness and ditch our meat puppets the future—or is it fool’s gold?

Scientists ripped up kids’ drawings. This is what they learned about relationships.

A new study found that personality growth in young adults predicted career benefits such as income, degree attainment, and job satisfaction.

Shannon Lee shares lessons from her father in her new book, “Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee.”

A new survey found that 27 percent of millennials are saving more money due to the pandemic, but most can’t stay within their budgets.

We owe a lot to vaccines and the scientists that develop them. But we’ve only just touched the surface of what vaccines can do.

From cryonics to time travel, here are some of the (highly speculative) methods that might someday be used to bring people back to life.

Leaning too far in either direction is a recipe for stagnation and perhaps even failure.

The goal of this large-scale study was to provide actionable information on how to avoid depression or decrease depressive symptoms.

Can thinking about the past really help us create a better present and future?

Did you know that shifting to a positive perspective on aging can add 7.5 years to your life? Or that there is a provable U-curve of happiness that shows people get happier after age 50?

Time travel is possible, but only in one direction.

To create wiser adults, add empathy to the school curriculum.

When facing a hard decision, consider choosing change over inaction.

Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy?

Most people don’t know what they’re passionate about.

The key to raising indistractable kids is to first determine why they’re distracted.

It’s normal if you’re not productive in your creativity all the time. Even the greats took breaks.

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

Here’s how corporations can bring women out from the “leadership pipeline” and into actual leadership.

When everyone knows and plays their role, it helps the team operate at a higher level.

If you’re right all the time, you’re probably doing something wrong.

Playing it safe and always taking the easy road can be obstacles to happiness, says professional adventurer Erling Kagge.

In classical liberalism, justice leaves society better off by providing a chance for a better life.

How can you give and receive more productive feedback? Form a psychological contract with a trusted partner.

While we might not love the idea of deadlines, they can be cause for some of our greatest creative work.

The rules have changed, and so have we.

Tech is rising and America’s middle class is vanishing. Here’s what to do.

Need to isolate? No problem! This philosopher is keeping the world posted on his isolation routine by Facebook.