We judge people and initiatives by their results, and we expect events to happen for good, understandable reason. But our clear visions of inevitability are often only illusions.

Science has revealed a universe that is vast, ancient, violent, strange, and beautiful, a universe of almost infinite variety and possibility one in which time can end in a black hole, and conscious beings can evolve from a soup of minerals.

Nonverbal communication forms a social language that is in many ways richer and more fundamental than our words.

Listeners instinctively detect that when we lower the usual pitch of our voice, we are sad, and when we raise it, we are angry or fearful.

Research suggests when it comes to understanding our feelings, we humans have an odd mix of low ability and high confidence.

Social rejection doesn't just cause emotional pain; it affects our physical being.

One thing that feeds into the way you experience the social world is your mood - and one thing that affects your mood is the weather.