Empathy—the ability to understand the feelings of others—is an important aspect of emotional intelligence. However, the author of this piece suggests that empathy can have negative effects. Click the link to learn more.
Check out this link for some information on developing emotional intelligence, which includes skills like being aware of your own emotions as well as understanding how others are feeling.
Participating in society in ways like volunteering or voting provides some surprising health benefits.
How might students in the future learn about the pivotal year of 2020? Read one historian’s chapter, written when the year was only half over.
Read about the risks faced by first responders to the nation’s wildfires and what works to mitigate them.
Around the globe and regardless of politics, men are less likely than women to wear facial coverings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read about some of the reasons for this disparity.
Widespread protests led some to predict a spike in coronavirus cases. Read about why that result didn’t materialize.
This article suggests that the shutdown of theaters due to the coronavirus could give dramatists the time and inspiration to write new plays.
Panic buying? Hoarding toilet paper? This article explores the different ways people have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While COVID-19 continues to challenge us physically and emotionally, online chess is here to challenge us mentally. With limitations on what we can do in-person, more and more people are flocking to join the online chess community.
