As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his home in Ithaca. He visited many lands, but mostly dwelt with the nymph Calypso on her island. We can imagine that ...

Imagine you are at a party having the time of your life—then you start thinking about the fact that these good feelings will fade as soon as it ends, triggering those good feelings to diminish in the ...

Living in the present is so important, but not many people actually do it. When you focus too much on the past, it causes depression, and when you focus too much on the future, it causes anxiety. So ...

A negative mindset is known to trigger or heighten stress and anxiety — and new research has revealed other trickle-down effects on mental and physical health. Researchers from Amen Clinics, a ...

A timely collection that shows how design can animate public space and catalyze democratic processes through vital discussion and public engagement. "Design thinking" emphasizes the production of ...

Nipping negative repetitive thinking in the bud has the potential to stave off numerous mental health disorders. Think Eeyore and Piglet. Cheerful Piglet is a chronic worrier, coping with anxiety; ...

Scientists have long known that light can sometimes appear to exit a material before entering it—an effect dismissed as an illusion caused by how waves are distorted by matter. Now, researchers at the ...

Get ready for an attitude adjustment. Being a “negative person” or a “positive person” isn’t set in stone — and using a really simple trick that anyone can learn could change your mood, your ...

There’s a famous line in Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The book is fiction, but some psychologists argue that happy couples ...

It’s easy to let things that have happened in the past or worries about the future turn your attention away from the present moment. There’s likely a lot on your mind right now at this exact moment; ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes most cases of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer not caused by HPV is called HPV-negative cervical cancer and accounts for roughly 5% of all cervical cancer cases. The ...

My wife and I run a business together, and yesterday was a typical morning. We started with a cup of coffee, and although I don’t like to talk business every morning, I had something on my mind and I ...