The social cure theory rests on a bedrock of robust findings that belonging to many social groups benefits a person’s physical and mental health. However, our recent cross-cultural research ...

Are people naturally good or bad? This big question is one that inspired me to pursue a career in psychology and conduct research on trust and human cooperation. I have come to believe, after years of ...

Organized violence is set to grow—but the social media-powered mechanisms that expose would-be extremists to threats can also be used to help empathy flourish. This prediction is based on several ...