Life coach and writer Alex Mathers explains that people who rarely take things personally better understand how human ...

Prosociality - acting to benefit others without expecting anything in return – is fundamental to human nature. Such behaviour fosters social cohesion, cooperation, and interpersonal trust. This ...

As human beings, we are flawed, messy, and full of mystery. Even when we think we’ve got ourselves figured out, we always learn something new. It’s also easy to think of ourselves as the exception to ...

A large part of what we’re doing with large language models involves looking at human behavior. That might get lost in some conversations about AI, but it’s really central to a lot of the work that’s ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to climate scientist Kate Marvel about her new book, "Human Nature." It's a look at our changing planet through the lens of nine very human emotions. Kate Marvel, the climate ...

Take this test to determine whether you've got a handle on human behavior. We all have to be amateur psychologists to survive. Much as we’d like others to be rational, alas, they are not. Nor are they ...