Calm
How Much Self-Knowledge is Too Much?
Sharon Begley explores the science of self-insight and the research on how much you should know about yourself before it becomes detrimental to your health.
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The Brain
Calm
8 Ways to Care for Your Amazing Brain
Making smart lifestyle choices now will support the health of your brain for years to come.
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Compassion
The Science of the Bystander Effect
Writer Sharon Begley explores the research on why decent people will watch someone in trouble, possibly even film it, rather than step up to help.
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Compassion
Priming the Teenage Brain for Compassion
Adolescent development isn't all hormones and drama. As Daniel Siegal explains, it's a time when teens begin to foster greater compassion and kindness.
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Calm
What Awe Looks Like in the Brain
A new study sheds light on how our brains respond to awe-inspiring nature.
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Focus
What the Brains of Selfless People Teach Us About Empathy
Why do some people put their lives at risk for the sake of strangers? Research is uncovering the traits that lead to extreme altruism.
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Focus
What Science Reveals About Gratitude’s Impact on the Brain
New research sheds light on the physiology of gratitude, bringing us closer to being able to understand and harness the health benefits of this powerful emotion.
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Compassion
Why Your Brain Loves Kindness
Daniel Goleman explores how loving-kindness practices impact both early and advanced meditators in this video.
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Anxiety
The Science of Bouncing Back from Trauma
What causes us to move on from traumatic experiences? Psychologists are finding it’s not always about bouncing back—sometimes we have to feel our whole world fall to pieces.
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Compassion
The Science of Staying in Love
This video from BigThink explores what goes on in the brain when we fall in love, and how we can sustain long-term relationships.
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