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An emerging field of history asks if we can ever really understand how our forebears experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow.

A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.

Why are so many of us drawn to horror, gore, and true crime? Why do we crane our necks to see the scene of a crash on the highway? Psychologist Coltan Scrivner says that our natural morbid curiosity serves a purpose. We talk with Coltan about our fascination with tales of murder and mayhem, and what this tendency reveals about our minds. In this episode, you’ll learn: *Why there’s often a surge of interest in scary entertainment after a violent or tragic incident in the real world.  *The potential evolutionary roots of our curiosity about scary events or violent stories. *What researchers have found about the impact of scary movies and books on the people who watch them.  *How horror content can be a vehicle for connecting with other people.  *What we know about the personality traits of people who are drawn to dark and sinister stories.

If you’re a parent or a teacher, you’ve probably wondered how to balance play and safety for the kids in your care. You don’t want to put children in danger, but you also don’t want to rob them of the joy of exploration. This week, we talk with psychologist Peter Gray about how this balance has changed — for parents and children alike — and what we can do about it.

Digital tools are pulling us away from fixed texts and back toward fluid, interactive communication.

University leaders rethink campus infrastructure, smart technology and hybrid work models to remove pain points and create a seamless digital experience

In this Nano Tool for Leaders, Wharton’s Matthew Bidwell offers six steps for creating an onboarding process that maximizes the chances of success for external hires.

A new Wharton study finds that too few women are working with emerging tech, and that exclusion is driving a growing divide in pay.

Josh Shapiro has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist.

When a word comes to mean everything, it means nothing.

Many parents are teaching their children that they don’t owe their relatives hugs—which means new rules for everyone.