Tiny Houses Are Cute, But Can You Actually Cook a Meal in One?
As an avid cook I wondered what orchestrating a sizable meal would be like in the two-burner kitchen of a 250-square-foot home. So I gave it a try with my favorite recipe.
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Why You Should Watch an Uplifting Movie Tonight
Research shows meaningful films, in particular those that depict values of love, kindness, and connectedness, go a long way toward changing your worldview.
Happiness Inequality Is a Better Measure of Well-Being Than Income Inequality
Researchers say happiness reveals more about human welfare than standard indicators like wealth, education, health, or good government.
The Science Behind Why Good Things Really Do Happen to People Who Wait
Religions and philosophers have long praised the virtue of patience; now researchers are starting to do so as well.
The Future of Libraries Is Bigger Than Books
Modern libraries are essential in underserved communities as places where everyone is welcome to gather, work, borrow materials, or just spend time.
Is Human Composting the Future of Death?
Skip the formaldehyde. How your body could become beautiful soil.
Pay Attention! How Being Less Distracted Will Make You Happy
Researchers say we鈥檙e distracted 47 percent of our lives. Increasing our focus could help us鈥攁nd the people around us鈥攆eel happier.
Live Each Day Like It’s Your … First?
Five reasons 鈥渓ive each day like it鈥檚 your last鈥� is the worst advice ever.
How an 1870 Suffragist鈥檚 Diary Helped a Modern Mormon Feminist Find Her Voice
Inspired by a 100-year-old diary, this founder of the Mormon feminist movement encourages everyone to keep journals and record their own history.
How America鈥檚 鈥淲orst Walking City鈥� Got Back on its Feet
When Oklahoma City was named the least walkable city in America, residents approved an $18 million sidewalk improvement project to help their community get moving.
5 Things Science Says Will Make You Happier
Happy people are healthier, make more money, and live longer. Thankfully researchers say it鈥檚 something we can cultivate with practice. Here鈥檚 how.
10 Black Women Innovators and the Awesome Things They Brought Us
From a better hairbrush to modern 3D technology, ten things that might never have existed without the invention or innovation of black women.
Poor Families and Blue-Collar Heroes: 鈥淭he Confirmation鈥� is Keeping Hollywood Real
鈥淣ebraska鈥� writer Bob Nelson on his new film and how economically depressed father and son characters are pulled from his own life story.
When Communities Decide They鈥檝e Had Enough Violence
The new Nonviolent Cities project asks us to go beyond calls to end violence and instead create a pervasive culture of nonviolence.
Why Sex Ed Should Include Lessons on Young Love
The silence among adults about the existence of teen love may take a particular toll on adolescent boys.
How to Make Friends in the City: Grow Vegetables Together
We asked this East Londoner how a pop-up garden brought his neighborhood together and made friends out of strangers.
How Kissing Empowers Women
The rise of sexual-romantic kissing throughout history has defied cultural norms and put women in charge of romance.
Why Massive Snowstorms and Stranded Cars Make Us So Happy
Having fewer and slower cars on the streets where we live encourages neighborliness, makes us not only feel safer but actually be safer.
In Photos: 50 Years in a Housing Project Through the Eyes of Kids Who Lived There
Thanks to Polaroid and a basement arts center, the kids of Newtowne Court have built a photographic monument to their neighborhood since the 1960s.
Women Are Better At Expressing Emotions, Right? Why It’s Not That Simple
Men and women both suffer from a culture that discourages us from expressing complex emotions. The answer is deeper listening, and it's the key to healthier, more engaged lives.
A Neighborhood Revolution in a Pot of Soup
After living in the same town for 14 years, I decided it was finally time to meet my neighbors. My secret? Soup night.
Why Do Boys Dress as Warriors and Girls as Princesses? It Starts With the Books They Read
Research shows that children develop their understanding of things like gender and race before the age of 5 from the characters they meet in stories.
Our Favorite Books on How to Live a Happy and Meaningful Life
Thinking about your New Year鈥檚 resolutions for 2016? Here are 13 of this year鈥檚 most thought-provoking and useful nonfiction books on the science of a meaningful life.
How Sustainability Almost Ruined Christmas
As a new parent I tried to delight over stocking stuffers, wrapping paper, and battery-powered plastic thingamabobs. But none of it made me happy.
What Star Wars Taught Me About Being a Mindful Parent
After years reporting on the science of mindfulness, I now realize that the practice of moment-to-moment, nonjudgmental awareness darts in and out of the series. But as a kid, I just wanted to blow stuff up.
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