Most people want to be happy — or at least happier — but it often remains an elusive quest. “For the majority of people, there’s no reason they can’t be happy,” said Bill Pavot, a psychology professor ...

We used to have a very different understanding of what it means to live well. Credit...By Joanne Joo Supported by By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah is The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist ...

Sometimes, ideas become accepted knowledge even though they are not based in fact. Prime examples are that the only human-made object that can be seen from space is the Great Wall of China, that ...

Cora Fox has received funding from an NEH grant for activities not directly related to this research. “In this year’s issue, we focus on the impact of caring and sharing on people’s happiness,” the ...