Filipinos call it gigil: the urge to clench your hands or squeeze something because it is almost unbearably cute — Yale psychologists only began...
The Untranslatable Emotion: Understanding Gigil
Every time I saw my grandmother, she greeted me with a unique ritual. Her eyes would lock onto mine, and...
Psychology says people who reach their sixties preferring quieter lives and fewer obligations aren’t shrinking — they’re often the people who gave the most...
Understanding the Quieting of Social Lives in Our Sixties
A friend of mine turned sixty-two last year and quietly stopped answering group chats. Not dramatically....
Most adoptions in Japan are not of children but of grown men in their 20s and 30s, tens of thousands of them a year,...
Japan’s Unique Adoption Landscape: More Than Just Children
Japan has one of the highest adoption rates in the world, with approximately 80,000 adoptions annually, second...
Between May and December 2025, the share of American students from middle school through college using AI for homework rose from 48% to 62%....
American Students Embrace AI Homework Help Amid Growing Concerns
Between May and December 2025, the proportion of American students—from middle school through college—reporting the use...
During the Second World War, when sugar, butter and cream were rationed and rival firms quietly swapped in cheaper ingredients to keep selling, a...
Preserving Quality Over Quantity: See’s Candies’ Wartime Rationing Strategy
Business decisions made during wartime rationing often fade into obscurity after decades. Most companies confronted similar...