Emergency Alignment for Human-AI Teams
We think stabbing people is wrong, until we don’t. Emergency alignment explores how human and AI teams succeed and fail at aligning with a shifted value set during a crisis.
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Is Trauma Forever?
People recover from traumatic incidents every day, but we don’t hear much about humans’ natural healing capacity. Why don’t more of us know that healing is a norm?
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How Silence Can Erode a Relationship
Inadequately addressed mental health issues put relationships at risk, especially when mental health stigma gets in the way of open conversations or treatment.
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The Hidden Cost of Providing Too Much Comfort
As paradoxical as it may sound, there is such a thing as providing too much comfort to kids when they’re struggling. They need to be allowed to work through the discomfort.
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4 Types of Civic Engagement: Are We Participating in Society or Just Watching?
Civic life depends on more than paying attention. The way we participate – or don’t – shapes who actually has influence. Pericles once told his fellow Athenians that a man who stays out of politics isn’t simply minding his own business, but is failing in his duty to the community. Civic disengagement wasn’t seen as…
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What is a Woman?
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig was brought before congress in July 2026. During the questioning, Nancy Mace asked the director “what is a woman?” For those not familiar with this rhetorical tool, the question might have seemed irrelevant and even bizarre. However, it is a well-established rhetorical tool used by the…
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Redefining Communication in the Digital Age
Due to AI chatbots’ increasing ability to simulate human-like interactions, some people “fall in love” and develop emotional attachments to chatbots. Couples therapy, anyone?
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Why Art Moves Us: Body and Brain
Art appreciation isn’t just a brain experience. Research shows that art can measurably change bodily responses, revealing how deeply art affects us.
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What’s It Take for Young Adults to Be Grown Up?
As scores of young adults rely upon family for help and housing, hallmarks of adulthood and identity are forever altered. Two authors and research shed light on the trend.
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New Rules for Back to School 2026: Now Comes the Hard Part
The new school year brings new rules about devices and AI. But the real question isn’t about technology—it’s about what children actually need to thrive in an AI-infused world.
