- How clean is airplane air, really?
Daily Edition • December 5, 2025 SUPPORTED BY If you’ve ever volunteered for a food bank, animal shelter, trash cleanup event, or any other cause, you know about the rush of positive emotions that comes with doing a kind deed. So why does doing good feel so good? It mostly comes down to community. “When we feel grateful for all we have, that motivates us to do good things for other people who have helped us, and also to do good things for new people,” psychologist Sarah Schnitker recently…Read more
- Stretching tips from a master flexologist
Sunday Edition • August 10, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Why does receiving a compliment often feel as awkward as being told you have food in your teeth or your fly is unzipped? In a recent episode of the NPR podcast Life Kit, social psychologist Erica Boothby and behavioral scientist Xuan Zhao delve into the science behind compliments — and explain how your reaction to them might reflect your own self-esteem. Their insight on giving and receiving praise is illustrated in this comic strip, which we...
- Meet MLB’s first female umpire
. Daily Edition • August 9, 2025 SUPPORTED BY You may think your blooming garden is destined to fade at the first sign of fall temperatures, but there are quite a few hardy flowers that can handle a bit of autumn chill. Check out some flower species to plant now that could last until December, including dahlias, aster, and flowering kale. Must Reads Instagram’s new feature allows users to share their location with friends — learn how to turn it on or off Thanks to an online travel hub,...
- US crime down across all categories
Daily Edition • August 8, 2025 SUPPORTED BY The start of a new school year is exciting for a lot of kids and families, but for some, the transition can also bring up feelings of anxiety or uncertainty. Psychology professor Shannon Pickett has over a decade of experience counseling school-age children (and has three of her own) — read her five tips for a smooth back-to-school season. Nice News Today There’s a lot of not-so-nice news about the state of mental health in the U.S., particularly...