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Are optimists happier? New study finds too much optimism actually decreases happiness

A new study finds that in the long term, extreme optimists have a lower sense of well-being than "cautiously optimistic" realists.

The Big Five personality traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Learn more about them here.

A new study shows that our brain can identify people who are high in agreeableness (collaborative, generous, altruistic, and caring).

The ability to predict the sound of a violin can be a game changer for violin making, even improving on grand masters like Stradivarius.

A new study finds that high school popularity is linked to age, with the older students in a class significantly more likely to be popular.

FoMO, or Fear of Missing Out, isn’t just a social media thing. In fact, it has more to do with loneliness and anxiety, new research shows.

A new study on coffee and DNA finds that our genes regulate the amount of coffee we drink, and protect us from consuming too much.

A new study finds that this popular Yale science of well being course can and does enhance people's sense of well being, for free.