According to Charles Darwin—famous for his revolutionary theory of evolution and natural selection—a small number of basic, universal emotions have evolved in humans and animals because emotions help ...

What if the emotions we think we see aren’t really there? Neuroscience reveals how culture shapes what we feel—and how easily ...

Music has a powerful effect on emotions, shaping our moods and even influencing mental well-being . While upbeat tunes bring ...

The way we carry ourselves, our body language, tone and even unspoken thoughts can influence our environment, shaping interactions and relationships more than we realize. You may have experienced ...

As the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, I recently warned that we are facing an overreaction epidemic. The response to my warning has been, perhaps predictably, extreme.

The news industry is withering away. You know that. I know that. We worry, talk and write about it a lot. Between 2014 and 2024 global newspaper revenues declined by 29% and although some studies ...