Researchers who surveyed 849 professional Santas found that one-third of them didn’t adhere to the usual stereotype.
If you view intrinsic motivation as a virtue, you likely judge yourself and your co-workers by ‘passion’ – which can…
At times of economic anxiety, ‘traditional’ gender roles often resurge – part of the appeal for men looking for brides…
A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition…
A sociologist who researches AI’s impact on work and education argues there are ethical dimensions to generative AI that…
Respectful relationships are key to students’ sense that their spiritual identity is welcome on campus. Schools can help…
In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important…
The technology that has helped propel the simulation theory may be new, but the questions it explores are ancient.
A psychology team distills the 6 principles of ‘consumer wisdom’: a set of habits that promotes well-being by aligning…
The achievement gap in reading is evident by students’ first year of school, according to a new study – making early…
The term ‘pro-life’ can seem simple – but how Americans and advocacy groups interpret it varies widely.
Landor v. Louisiana, one of this year’s highest-profile religious freedom cases, underscores how complex legal protections…
Like Bad Bunny’s music, Puerto Rican Muslims’ lives challenge ideas about race, religion and belonging in the Americas.
New research on 224 corporate apologies suggests investors reward leaders who take personal responsibility – with one…
Since appearing as a public shrine in 2001, the female death deity’s popularity has exploded and is a frequent sight in…
The memoir of Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish merchant who found himself shipwrecked in what is now South Africa, influenced…
The movement to protect the long-obscured sites allows communities to reckon with painful histories through healing, remembrance…
Two groups of clergy challenged a Washington state law meant to help fight child abuse – but which could have required…
While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial…
Artists often turn to the supernatural to reflect on and speak to the anxieties brought about by social, religious and political…