A Psychiatrist Weighs In: Can A Good Outfit Affect Your Mental Health?

For many women, the pursuit of looking good feels like an indulgence — and most of the time, in the bad kind of way. But we disagree. As Dr. Samantha Boardman discusses with Christene...

The Gene: An Intimate History

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies—a magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future: What becomes of being human when we learn...

How To Calm Your Eco-Anxiety

Angry, terrified, and in despair. These three words capture how many people are feeling because of climate change according to a recent report by the American Psychological Association, "Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts,...

The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

Harry Potter is often described as a philosophical treatise disguised as a children’s book. I couldn't agree more. The author, J.K Rowling, gave this inspiring speech at Harvard a few years ago. It is...

Table Manners: How to Behave in the Modern World and Why Bother

For every young person, woman and man, world traveler or homebody, who needs brushing up on their manners, this is the perfect gift. This book presents the importance of values in a witty and...