Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. It’s been 16 months of turmoil and chances are you’ve had ...

We don’t just react emotionally to what we see. What we see is shaped by what we feel, a new study suggests. When looking at faces displaying fearful expressions, people with intact brains or with ...

Researchers have discovered how inferred emotions are learned. The study shows that the frontal part of the brain coordinates with the amygdala -- a brain region important for simple forms of ...

Although it’s tricky for us humans to see, mouse feelings are written all over their furry little faces. Using machine learning to reveal mice’s expressions is “an extraordinarily exciting direction,” ...

“Most people are willing to change not because they see the light, but because they feel the heat.” Aaron Ben-Ze’ev Self-control is key to the ability to resist desires for immediate gratification in ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. “ J. R. R. Tolkien A Cherokee Indian Chief was sitting in front of the fire with his oldest son. The boy asked, “What bit of ...

A knife slices through a block of colorful "kinetic sand," creating perfectly symmetrical squares. Someone snips apart two tubes of lipstick and mixes them into a stretchy ball of slime. A cake ...

Psychology once assumed that most human emotions fall within the universal categories of happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust. But a new study from Greater Good Science Center ...

The Emoji Movie, in which the protagonist can't help but express a wide variety of emotions instead of the one assigned to him, may have gotten something right. A new study challenges a long-held ...