“Happiness” is a mythical destination that remains permanently out of reach. So why not just improve your life one step at a time?

The “Happiness Project” author describes two frequent mistakes people make in setting goals for themselves.

The “Happiness Project” author on the difference between book writing and blogging, and whether interacting with Internet commenters brightens or darkens her day.

For one year, Gretchen Rubin tested the wisdom of some of history’s leading experts on happiness, including Aristotle and John Stuart Mill. Did their advice hold up?

Happiness begins with concrete, manageable steps. But it must take on a more transcendent aspect as well.

A conversation with the author of “The Happiness Project.”

The climate change issue is much more complex than a low carbon economy.

After analyzing the most important factors for the sustainability of Nestle, water became a priority for the company.

Peter Brabeck wonders if there is a fundamental problem with financial institutions dictating the framework of our outlook on the future.

New research suggests a fundamental, yet unconscious, reason why liberals are more accepting of disorder in the world, while conservatives crave constant order and closure.

One of the most depressing ironies of America’s legal system is that, in a country that values “freedom” and “”equality,” it clings to a rigid model of human behavior that […]

Jon Hanson explains his project to change the law to fit with how humans—who can rarely explain their reasoning behind a decision—really think.

As Jon Hanson’s pioneering project on “situationalism” reveals, humans think and operate in ways that don’t fit within our legal framework all the time, as the context in which an […]

A discussion with the Harvard Law School professor and Director of the project on Law and Mind Sciences

Pioneering environmentalist Stewart Brand lays out a doomsday scenario for global warming—and a best-case scenario that’s also “pretty grim.” So why is he still smiling?

From asteroids to worldwide hydrogen sulfide poisoning, extinction expert Peter Ward offers a diverse menu of scenarios for humanity’s demise.

The CO2 levels Peter Ward measured on a recent trip to Antarctica left him with a bleak view of the future of the planet.

Twenty-something’s should be reaching out to as many people as possible.

The right person has to know exactly what they want to change.

Implementing a new system of shared urban mobility is going to take serious behavioral modification.

Ryan Chin outlines the other revolutionary green vehicles under development at MIT Media Lab that have the potential to alter urban transportation.

The automobile of the future could be pink one day and green the next.

A conversation with the PhD student at MIT Media Lab.

Cities won’t look like “some sort of science-fiction fantasy,” but it’s likely that technological advances and information overlays will change the way we live in significant ways.

“It came out of some esoteric backroom research that nobody thought had any huge practical implication whatsoever,” says the professor at MIT’s Media Lab. Game-changing technologies in transportation may arise […]

Imagine a world where you bid on parking spaces eBay-style.

There is a greater readiness in Europe to deal with public solutions to transportation issues. Plus, there are circumstances that make it easier to do so.

Bill Mitchell envisions cars that you’ll never have to worry about filling up or plugging in.

The U.S. can learn from European bicycle sharing programs and their lack of sophisticated solutions to system balancing.

Everybody thinks automobiles need to have engines. They don’t. We need to radically change our perception of transportation.