DM Is hubris an addiction, literally? (In all its many forms, such a certainty, unfounded/premature conclusions, blind faith, hollow trust, shallow dichotomies, etc.) This is a genuinely radical inquiry, and I think the answer may be closer to "literally yes" than most people assume. The neurological case: Certainty and conclusion-reaching activate dopaminergic reward pathways—the same circuits implicated in substance and behavioral addictions. The brain doesn't particularly

Deans and administrators keep confronting the same dilemma.

Patience can sometimes feel like a lost art, particularly in a culture that prizes competition and the idea of “failing fast.” But psychologist Sarah Schnitker says patience is a vital skill for success in both our personal and professional lives.

DM Good morning! Please elaborate regarding your perspectives as to how Cantril's Ladder may be an aid for explaining Aristotle's Eudaimonia. This is a lovely pedagogical question— using Cantril's Ladder as a scaffolding device to introduce Eudaimonia is actually quite illuminating, precisely because the two frameworks share certain structural features while diverging in ways that reveal what makes Aristotle's teaching so distinctive and powerful. The Ladder as Entry Point Ca

In modern Britain, all roads lead to London, but one can still find traces of older routes and borders that once subdivided the island.

You know it when you feel it, with a co-worker, friend or stranger. The science of interpersonal synchrony explains how ‘clicking’ can be a fast track to intimacy—or drama.

Research suggests that having a good friend at work can make things better for everyone. Related: 10 things never to share at work

World War II led C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien to infuse their early experiments in fantasy with a sense of moral urgency.

It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.

If calls for radical change aren’t given a political outlet, violence will always return. Somewhat related: why many defend ICE's mistakes

" The Heritage Foundation — the think tank behind Project 2025, which has had an outsize influence on executive branch policy in the second Trump administration — seems to want to take a time machine back to when women were financially dependent on men and gay marriage was not legal, but the authors can’t decide exactly how far back they want to go. They call the report “a culturewide Manhattan Project that marshals America’s political, social and economic capital to restore

How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report

In interview with The Wall Street Journal, Dario Amodei says the public isn’t prepared for the potential inequality that the technology might create

New research from Wharton’s Pinar Yildirim reveals how AI can impact employee motivation when implemented in the wrong part of a team’s workflow.

Hiding AI use can erode trust in the workplace and beyond, writes Wharton’s Cornelia Walther.

Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do. Related: Trump’s lesson in how to turn U.S. allies into China’s friends. Related: A Look Back at the War That Is About to Begin Related: New world order may be so hard to imagine that investors just ignore it Meanwhile, Russia cheers

These cultural lies make normal struggle feel like failure. A habit of experimentation makes it feel like progress

A psychologist argues that privileging ‘authenticity’ in the workplace can lead to bad outcomes.

Many of us plan for our future wealth and health. Few prepare for an equally essential aspect of retirement: how to continue to feel seen and valued.

For decades, productivity has been treated as a visible sport. Meetings, emails, calendars packed to the brim. These have become the outward symbols of commitment and performance. Yet as burnout accelerates and engagement erodes, leaders are being forced to confront an uncomfortable question: What if we’ve been measuring the wrong things all along?