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1 in 3 people over the age of 65 live alone in the United States, and by age 85 it’s 1 in 2. Loneliness is an epidemic. Here’s how to fight it.
A Harvard University study of women finds a link between optimism and risks of dying from a number of diseases.
Romantic advice from some of humanity’s biggest thinkers.
Animal-assisted therapy is increasingly being used nowadays. But does this practice make an impact?
Diverse friendships matter to our well-being as a society, but they start decreasing at quite an early age.
Important new research on the right amount of screen time for teens. A Large-Scale Test of the Goldilocks Hypothesis: Quantifying the Relations Between Digital-Screen Use and the Mental Well-Being of Adolescents, tested the theory that instead of a linear relationship between teen screen-time and harm, there was an amount that was just right.
Daryl Davis has made a point of meeting Ku Klux Klan members and 200 members have quit the racist organization after getting to know him.
Spontaneous, deep talk on surprise topics. On this week’s episode of Think Again – a Big Think podcast, National Book Award-winning Author Jacqueline Woodson and host Jason Gots discuss collective amnesia, organized religion, the power of photographs, and why never being bored is bad for for kids.
This election has scored high for entertainment value, but it’s put our humanity through the mill. Comedian Jim Gaffigan is here to talk some sense back into us as people, rather than voters.
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Turns out simplicity is really, really complicated. Having worked with Steve Jobs for years as an advertising creative director on Apple products, Ken Segall has taken a blood oath to uphold the principles of simplicity.
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Psychologist and writer Maria Konnikova on how to out-smart a con artist.
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New research on social relationships looks at how our many friends are divided. It turns out the closest circle of acquaintances is pretty small.
The legendary actor, author, and recording artist describes in touching detail how his relationship with Leonard Nimoy changed his life forever, still affecting Shatner today.
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Psychiatrist Dr. Gail Saltz discusses the artistic qualities that make Vincent van Gogh legendary, and how his unusual personality, affected by a certain mental disorder, affected his work.
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Out of those hundreds of friends on Facebook, you’d only count four of them as “true friends.”
Today’s video is part of a series on female genius, in proud collaboration with 92Y’s 7 Days of Genius Festival.
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The Urban Confessional project offers free listening to anyone who has no one to talk to.
The key to breaking a lateness habit is patient brain retraining.
Life won’t let you go; not because brighter days are right around the corner, but because it just won’t.
Studies say we need friends in order to be happier, healthier, and to live longer — but in this case, is less more?
We will need a good dose of healthy stoicism if we are to survive in the world after work.
Response to the passing of Antonin Scalia has been truly bipartisan: No one’s mourning and everyone’s demanding.
Adolescent friendships are often fleeting, but what causes some teens to drift apart?
There is a new SAT exam in town, and it’s a major revision. This five-question quiz will test the limits of your vocabulary.
Words of wisdom from Maya Angelou: “I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
Words of wisdom from Maya Angelou: “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”