Once More, With Feeling

The science (and neuroscience) of your emotions

Sarah Rose Cavanagh Ph.D.

Sexual Citizens: Book Review

A book that will hopefully change campus culture and sexual assault.

Can’t Stand Another Minute of This Reality?

Slip into a different one.

Don’t Resolve to Use Social Media Less

Rather than binning our smartphones and deleting all our profiles, we should resolve to use social media more prosocially.

5 Socially Savvy Smartphone Tips for the Holiday Season

The holiday season can be a difficult one for many people. Here are some tips for using social media to shore up your well-being rather than detract from it.

How to Gather Better

Tired of stale corporate meetings, endless baby showers, and awkward dinner parties? A master host shares her tips for enlivening your next gathering.

Screens, Teens, and Happiness: A Surprising Relationship

As I testified before the Washington State of House of Representatives, the relationship between screens and mental health is very complicated.

Not All Screen Time Is Lost

A recent op-ed calculated all the things we could do with our lives if we ditched our smartphones. But what would we lose?

Tech Is Like Sex: Abstinence Isn’t the Answer

When it comes to technology, our young people need guidance, education, and models.

So, You Want to Be a Writer?

A new book offers a unique perspective on writing.

Stop Shaming Political Emotions

Emotions in politics, like emotions in life, are powerful.

Friendship by the Numbers

Friendship is one of the most critical predictors of our physical and mental well-being. So what do we know about how it works?

What You Should Read Next

As the days get shorter and the news gets more brutal, we could all use a healthy dose of fictional transportation. Here are some of my favorite 2017 reads.

No, Smartphones are Not Destroying a Generation

A recent article in the Atlantic claims that smartphones and social media have ruined a generation. That's not the full story.

You Are Not Alone

Are we separate, autonomous beings, or do we operate more like a hivemind?

Every Human Interaction, Explained

The secret motive underlying all of our interactions, according to a famous acting coach.

Why Science Is on the March

Generally scientists like to stick to science-ing, and stay out of politics. So why are they taking to the streets this Earth Day and marching on Washington?

4 Emotions for Surviving & Thriving in an Uncertain America

Americans are facing unprecedented times, and many are experiencing emotional upheaval. What advice does emotion science hold for the months ahead?

In Defense of Power Poses

The idea that you can get a boost of confidence from posing like a superhero has recently come under fire. While these critiques have merit, so does the original idea.

5 Steps to a More Creative You

Three recent works on creativity and innovation suggest similar approaches to a more creative you.

Your Emotions at Work

Your emotions don't just turn off when you turn your car into the commuter lot. How you handle workplace emotions can impact your enjoyment and productivity.

Calling All Teachers!

An exciting new book suggests new avenues for improving teaching effectiveness.

How Fiction Could Save Us All

If exposing artificial intelligence to fiction can help them understand human values, could reading fiction similarly make us better people?

5 Great Halloween Reads for the Psychologically Minded

Some of the best spooky, brainy reads on the internet this Halloween.

The Hidden Toll of Emotional Labor

Why your job, which involves no physical exertion, leaves you a puddle of Netflix-bingeing exhaustion at the end of it.

Is Your Team Effective?

What scientists helping NASA prepare for a Mars Mission can tell you about running an effective team - whether a workgroup, a Girls' Scouts troupe, or a family.

Newsflashes from Emotion Science

A few reflections on the themes that emerged from the second annual meeting of the Society for Affective Science, a new society dedicated to understanding our emotional lives.

10 Reasons You Should Go to Sleep Right Now

Here are 10 reasons you should pull up a pillow and catch some Zzzs.

The Mindful Educator

From the halls of academia to the shelves of Barnes and Noble, interest in mindfulness is at a peak. Might this ancient practice hold some lessons for the classroom?

Manage Your Emotions

Many psychologists are tackling the question: what are the healthiest ways to manage our emotional lives? This post reports on some of the newest, most intriguing research on how people manage their emotions and the relationship this has to psychological health.

Teaching Ferguson

Talking to our students about the August events in Ferguson.

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