Cities Where Tourists Are More Likely to Receive Help

Picture yourself sightseeing in a foreign city. If misfortune comes your way and you stumble and fall, where will you be most likely to receive help from a passerby?

Picture yourself sightseeing in a foreign city. If misfortune comes your way and you stumble and fall, where will you be most likely to receive help from a passerby?

Chores? Or No Chores? That Is a Question

Setting adolescent chores and supervising them to completion takes parental work, but the teenager learns to contribute free labor for the family good.

Setting adolescent chores and supervising them to completion takes parental work, but the teenager learns to contribute free labor for the family good.

What Is a Kind Act to a Kid?

How do kids think about the costs and benefits of kindness? And how does their understanding differ from adults'?

How do kids think about the costs and benefits of kindness? And how does their understanding differ from adults'?

What It Takes to Sustain Significant Relationships

It takes two to know one and knowing ourselves is an expression of all that is between us.

It takes two to know one and knowing ourselves is an expression of all that is between us.

How Your New Year's Resolutions Can Serve a Larger Purpose

New Year's resolutions need a wider perspective than the personal. Consider your obligations to the wider world when you make your own.

New Year's resolutions need a wider perspective than the personal. Consider your obligations to the wider world when you make your own.

Holiday Gift-Giving: What It Means and Why We Worry About It

When we exchange presents, we tell others who we think they are and how we value our relationship with them.

When we exchange presents, we tell others who we think they are and how we value our relationship with them.

The Profound Impact of Deliberate Acts of Kindness

Explore the profound influence of intentional acts of kindness on personal well-being and societal connections.

Explore the profound influence of intentional acts of kindness on personal well-being and societal connections.

How to Foster the Value of Generosity in Your Children

Generosity benefits the giver and the receiver. Cultivating and encouraging this quality early in your children’s lives helps it become well developed over time.

Generosity benefits the giver and the receiver. Cultivating and encouraging this quality early in your children’s lives helps it become well developed over time.

Generativity—The Great Opportunity Midlife Presents

Generativity taps the desire to leave a lasting mark on the world without expecting anything in return.

Generativity taps the desire to leave a lasting mark on the world without expecting anything in return.

Altruism and War in Ukraine

A young Ukrainian policewoman and paramedic endured physical, psychological, and moral trauma yet returned to her job as fast as she could.

A young Ukrainian policewoman and paramedic endured physical, psychological, and moral trauma yet returned to her job as fast as she could.

Research Shows Men Help Women Survive, But Not Thrive

Recent research suggests that men may be less likely to help female victims whom they perceive as dominant or assertive.

Recent research suggests that men may be less likely to help female victims whom they perceive as dominant or assertive.

The Surprising Antidote to Holiday Stress and Loneliness

While therapy, self-care, or feel-good movies might make you feel better during the holiday season, this research-backed way to improve your mood should not be overlooked.

While therapy, self-care, or feel-good movies might make you feel better during the holiday season, this research-backed way to improve your mood should not be overlooked.

Magic Mushrooms: Where Nature Meets Nurture Within Us

During our era of discord, the psychedelic plant magic mushrooms holds promise to guide us towards individual and collective healing through greater interconnection.

During our era of discord, the psychedelic plant magic mushrooms holds promise to guide us towards individual and collective healing through greater interconnection.

“Don’t Be a Sh*tty Person”

Whomever we blame, the world is an objectively threatening place for young people. They are begging us to stop being nasty to others. If we can’t do that, then where are we headed?

Whomever we blame, the world is an objectively threatening place for young people. They are begging us to stop being nasty to others. If we can’t do that, then where are we headed?

Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Hero?

Research suggests that three personality traits are associated with extreme altruistic behavior.

Research suggests that three personality traits are associated with extreme altruistic behavior.

The Psychology of Kindness

Being kind is good for you.

Being kind is good for you.

The Best Self-Care Is Caring for Others

Try these 10 suggestions for engaging in the kind of self-care that truly increases your well-being—pro-social care is the key to authentic self-care.

Try these 10 suggestions for engaging in the kind of self-care that truly increases your well-being—pro-social care is the key to authentic self-care.

Be the Sun, Not the Salt

Ever felt the power of positive people or the drain from negative ones? Learn the science behind these interactions and how you can be an energizing force for yourself and others.

Ever felt the power of positive people or the drain from negative ones? Learn the science behind these interactions and how you can be an energizing force for yourself and others.

Kindness Saved Me

A Personal Perspective: Contemplating the power of kindness on World Kindness Day, from the perspective of a difficult childhood.

A Personal Perspective: Contemplating the power of kindness on World Kindness Day, from the perspective of a difficult childhood.

Who's a Better Role Model: Genghis Khan or Mr. Rogers?

Do selfish genes mean that humans are designed to be selfish?

Do selfish genes mean that humans are designed to be selfish?

The Paradox of Compassion

Charitable donations spike at this time of year. But something known as "compassion fade" could misdirect our holiday generosity to less-worthy causes. Here's how.

Charitable donations spike at this time of year. But something known as "compassion fade" could misdirect our holiday generosity to less-worthy causes. Here's how.

Say Thank You!

Expressing gratitude is associated with psychological, physical, and interpersonal benefits. Incorporating daily instances of gratitude will ultimately make it a habit.

Expressing gratitude is associated with psychological, physical, and interpersonal benefits. Incorporating daily instances of gratitude will ultimately make it a habit.

Should You Fulfill the Sexual Dream of a Dying Person?

Should we honor a dying person’s sexual wishes? Although the answer is not straightforward, in most such cases, sexual generosity is valuable.

Should we honor a dying person’s sexual wishes? Although the answer is not straightforward, in most such cases, sexual generosity is valuable.

Shelter Stories: How People Treat "Things"

During COVID, pets were adopted in record numbers. Now shelters are stretched to their limit. What can be done, and why do animals go to shelters at all?

During COVID, pets were adopted in record numbers. Now shelters are stretched to their limit. What can be done, and why do animals go to shelters at all?

Learning to Not Be the Jerk With Knee-Jerk Reactions

The end to ignoring, blaming, shaming, and hating each other begins with owning moments of thought, feeling, and action. We can and should learn how.

The end to ignoring, blaming, shaming, and hating each other begins with owning moments of thought, feeling, and action. We can and should learn how.

Tackling ALS Like a Presidential Campaign

Part 2: Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya are applying strategies they learned from the Obama campaign and Capitol Hill to revolutionize ALS research and treatments.

Part 2: Brian Wallach and Sandra Abrevaya are applying strategies they learned from the Obama campaign and Capitol Hill to revolutionize ALS research and treatments.

What Exactly Is Courage?

Courage is a universally valued trait. But what exactly is it? Recent research shows the psychological attributes that underlie the courageous personality.

Courage is a universally valued trait. But what exactly is it? Recent research shows the psychological attributes that underlie the courageous personality.

Are People Fundamentally Greedy or Generous with Money?

The TED organization gave people $10,000 and asked them to spend it all to find out whether people are greedy or generous. The answer might surprise you.

The TED organization gave people $10,000 and asked them to spend it all to find out whether people are greedy or generous. The answer might surprise you.

When Helping Hurts: Unexpected Downsides of Helping Others

Supporting others gives us an ego boost but unsolicited help may inhibit performance, generate negative emotions, and even diminish self-worth.

Supporting others gives us an ego boost but unsolicited help may inhibit performance, generate negative emotions, and even diminish self-worth.

Helping to Heal the World Begins Within

A Personal Perspective: Autumn, and the Jewish holidays it brings, offer an ideal time for reflection on our inner healing and how we are helping others to heal, too.

A Personal Perspective: Autumn, and the Jewish holidays it brings, offer an ideal time for reflection on our inner healing and how we are helping others to heal, too.