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Chatbots Are Like Potato Chips: Understanding Loneliness in the Digital Age
We are talking to each other in person less and to chatbots more. Are these changes in our social interactions contributing to the current loneliness epidemic?
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People Love Working From Home. But Does It Love Them Back?
Remote work has soared in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic. But, a new study suggests the practice has made workers more socially isolated, anxious and depressed compared to people who work in-person in offices and
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Want to ‘Optimize’ Your Happiness? This Happiness Expert Says: Don’t
Are you happy? It’s a deceptively simple question, but for me, at least, a difficult one to answer. Another tough question: Why is it so hard to be happy for so many? Despite a culture full of
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Why Is It Hard to Fully Enjoy Positive Moments?
Researchers explore how dampening, defined as minimizing positive emotions, can relate to depression symptoms in a new study.
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Cannabis May Help Some Communities Cope with Gun Violence
A new study examines the role of cannabis on the well-being of street-identified Black Americans in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Seeking Evidence of Altruism in Turbulent Times
Psychological research is showing that altruism does exist, an understanding that could lead to a more empathetic world.
