In the face of conflict and harm, schools have traditionally punished students. But there might be a better way.
How to Move From Harm to Healing in Schools
In the face of conflict and harm, schools have traditionally punished students. But there might be a better way.
How to Listen to Teens with Compassion
In this video from our Bridging Differences for Parents and Teens series, learn ways you can listen to truly hear–with warmth and non-judgment.
What Systemic Changes Could Make Health Care More Caring?
Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care system.
What Makes Us Help Others—the Head or the Heart?
While critics argue that empathy can be limiting, new research finds that empathy and reasoning work together to drive people to help more.
How to Build Empathy Across the Urban–Rural Divide
A simple quiz and a summer fellowship connected Stanford students and rural communities.
The Science of Letting Go
Discover how forgiveness reshapes the brain, eases the body, and helps us move forward with greater compassion and freedom.
What Can Artificial Intelligence Teach Us About Human Love?
New research finds that AI companions can provide emotional support, intimacy, and personal growth, but they can also erode human relationships.
Eleven TV Series That Highlight the Best in Humanity: 2025
Our contributors award our annual "Greater Goodies" to the TV shows that might help you be your best self.