My friendships exist in silos. Each hangout is a feverish one-on-one where we share fries and eye contact, confessions, rants, gossip, and mutual attempts at amateur therapy. This patchwork of ...

As individuals, we have a lot of power, but when we come together, we are nearly unstoppable. Howeverrrrrrr, that doesn't always mean the thing we unite for is actually for the greater good. Knowing ...

Everyone has their own ideas of what a perfect friend group looks like or how they like to hang out with people. I know a lot of people who like to hang out one-on-one, almost exclusively. Then there ...

Sometimes, we get caught up in our daily chaos and forget to respond to a few text messages, but we all have that one friend or family member who’s consistently non-responsive online and in group ...

The in-group/out-group divide. Source: TherapyEverywhere/Open AI Human beings need to belong. From our earliest cave-dwelling ancestors, membership in a clan or tribe was a requirement for survival.

I used to think I was a misanthrope. I’ve never really felt comfortable in groups. One of my earliest recollections of this feeling was in middle school—an awkward effort to “find my tribe.” But, once ...

Are people naturally good or bad? This big question is one that inspired me to pursue a career in psychology and conduct research on trust and human cooperation. I have come to believe, after years of ...