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The history of a small town in Pennsylvania offers a timeless lesson on the importance of social support for both physical and mental well-being.

Are data and statistics useful for assessing truth, or are they little more than weapons in a war between clashing worldviews?

With a glut of information at our fingertips, three authors not only discuss the challenge of determining whom we can trust but also offer some helpful guidelines.

Before deciding how we give for humanitarian relief, and to whom we give, we need to be as sure as we can that we are giving wisely and effectively.

What can parents do to shield children from the pressure to grow up too fast?

If you believe life on this planet will go on indefinitely, then your brain may be playing tricks on you. How can we see beyond what we think we know?

The modern penal system in many nations has been a failed experiment in rehabilitation. Are reformation and reconciliation possible for prisoners?

From bribery and cronyism to counterfeit goods and money laundering, corruption touches every nation and every level of society. And it was predicted to be so.

International agencies calculate that nearly a billion people go hungry every day. What will it take to solve the perennial problem of inadequate food and fresh water in vast regions of the world?

What’s the answer to the perennial problem of food shortages and famine?

What’s the best way to cope with a pandemic?

One Israeli and one Palestinian are showing how human experience can be transcended—to the benefit of not only themselves but their world.

If we’re all 99.9 percent the same genetically, does DNA have any impact on our chances of success in life?

In a society where men often struggle to feel respected, some may want to return to more “traditional” values. Could the manosphere and its communities give them the solutions they’re searching for?

Bouncing back from traumatic stress requires a lot more than a strong will. Understanding why we don’t all respond the same way is a good place to start.

The majority of wars today are intrastate conflicts fought with small arms, and where such conflicts take place, many of those fighting are children.

Various life experiences undoubtedly played their part in producing what is possibly George Orwell’s best known work, Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Vision reviews three books that offer possible solutions to the challenges our planet faces as population steadily climbs, more cities become megacities, and the demand for food burgeons.

The fashion industry is riddled with ethical issues—everything from child labor, slavery, terrible working conditions and even violence. How can consumers dress themselves while remaining true to their values?