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Let Character and Context Make Your New Year Happier
In dealing with many of life’s challenges, knowledge of human behavior is power.
There May Be Reasons to be Optimistic about the Climate Crisis
How can we get people to do more to save the planet? Experts explain five reasons to be hopeful about our capacity to save the earth.
Four Guilty Pleasures That Might Just Save Your Sanity During Isolation
Research suggests ways to feel more socially connected even when no one's around.
No Man Is an Island: People Who Say They Don’t Need Other People Actually Care about Close Relationships
The more people claim to not care about social connections, the happier they are if they learn that others accept them.
Why Do People Mourn Celebrities?
Why do celebrities dying lead to so much sadness? Experts explain six reasons why we mourn for people we have never met!
Climate Change is an Existential Threat to Life on our Planet. Why Aren’t We Doing More About It?
Why are we not doing more to save the planet? Experts explain eight psychological processes that are keeping us from confronting climate change.
People – Can’t Live With ‘em, Can’t Live Without ‘em
The new editorial team welcomes you to Character and Context.
Researchers Get Rejected Too
Many research psychologists study people’s reactions to rejection, but they don’t often talk about their own professional rejections. Several noted researchers share their thoughts.
Why Does Joe Biden Touch People So Much and Why Do We Care?
Former Vice President Joe Biden has always been a physically affectionate man, but recently that touching has become controversial.