The key to healthy aging? Emotional connection. Here’s how it changes everything. According to a 2021 AARP survey, nearly 80 percent of adults age 50 and older hope to grow older in the comfort of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a science journalist specializing in healthy aging and longevity. In the 2013 film Her, Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) is ...

People with high emotional intelligence (EQ) possess a remarkable ability to understand and manage their own emotions, as well as recognize and influence the emotions of others. This keen awareness ...

Meditation offers many potential benefits, including increased motivation and enhanced memory. A new study published in Mindfulness (June 2025) suggests that just two minutes of shared meditation can ...

Whenever something bad happens to us, brain systems responsible for mediating emotions kick in to prevent it from happening again. When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps ...