In April of 2004, televised photographs revealed to the world the abuse of Iraqi prisoners held by the United States military in the Abu Ghraib prison. These photos, and many other images that ...

We tend to think of empathy as a uniquely human trait. But it’s something apes and other animals demonstrate as well, says primatologist Frans de Waal. He shows how our evolutionary history suggests a ...

How can we build the quality of mindfulness in our children, our classrooms, and our schools? The Oakland-based Mindful Schools program, of which I am a co-founder and co-director, teaches children in ...

If you think you’re hearing the word “empathy” everywhere, you’re right. It’s now on the lips of scientists and business leaders, education experts and political activists. But there is a vital ...

Browse the self-help shelf of your local bookstore and you’ll find plenty of advice for coping with life’s negative events, from divorce to illness to death. But what about dealing with the good ones?

I’m visiting a special education class for children with autism spectrum disorders, many of whom have problems with their motor skills. The students are practicing an activity meant to foster ...

That’s the question parents and teachers both dread and love to hear from kids. We dread it because, well, sometimes we don’t know the answer—or we’re too lazy or harried to come up with a good one.

Caregivers often report feeling overwhelmed by their child’s situation, and experience high amounts of stress because of it. The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course aims to help people ...

Kristin Neff discusses how self-compassion differs from self-esteem, why self-compassion can be hard for Americans, and the transformative effect it had on her own life--part of Greater Good's podcast ...

For roughly a decade, positive psychology researchers have studied the strengths and virtues that enable people to lead happier, more fulfilling lives. In Positive Psychology at the Movies, ...