It turns out there’s science behind the old saw “the older you get, the wiser you are.” Laura Carstensen, founding director of Stanford University’s Center on Longevity, says research has made ...

The world is full of things to learn. Where to start? How to choose what to pay attention to? What motivates someone to seek new knowledge?We’re often curious in a particular way: we want to ...

The expression “a smile a day keeps the blues away” may have some credence beyond the realm of greeting card messages. The lingering question of whether a smile or frown lifts or depresses emotion has ...