Happy, an Asian elephant who had lived at the Bronx Zoo since 1977, was euthanized on May 26 after a period of declining health. She was renowned for both her contributions to science and her role in ...

Tears are usually seen as a sign of sadness or pain, but it’s not uncommon for people to cry during life’s most joyful moments: weddings, births, reunions, sporting triumphs, or even just an ...

Few concepts in social psychology are harder to define than “happiness.” Researchers have many different strategies for assessing well-being, and each survey feels animated by its own idea about what ...

I’ve talked to a former chief of the F.B.I.’s Crisis Negotiation Unit about how to defuse tension during family holidays. Emergency-room doctors about how to avoid accidents. A neuroscientist who ...

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Robbie has been an avid gamer for well over 20 years. During that time, he's watched countless franchises rise and fall. He's a big RPG fan but dabbles in a little bit of everything. Writing about ...

Functional programming, as the name implies, is about functions. While functions are part of just about every programming paradigm, including JavaScript, a functional programmer has unique ...

I so desperately want to be happy that Reba McEntire is back on network TV. The country singer and actress anchored one of the most enjoyable sitcoms of the 2000s with "Reba," about a single mom who ...

The rapper/producer reveals he was "out of ideas" when the idea for the 'Despicable Me 2' song hit him Pharrell Williams is opening up his own emotions about the creative process behind his hit 2013 ...

Earlier this year, Happy, a coffee brand, was co-founded by Craig Dubitsky, known for his successful ventures like Method, Eos, and Hello products, and Academy Award-winning actor Robert Downey Jr. It ...

There’s a funny truth about happiness — the more you chase it, the harder it seems to be to grasp. Go ahead and take a whack at it yourself: Define happiness. I’ll give you a beat. What did you come ...