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Charity, Volunteering, Hunger, Gentrification, Homelessness, Philadelphia, Business, Nonprofits, Opioid crisis, Philanthropy and nonprofits, Case study, Local, soup kitchen, Uncommon Courses, Kensington, Character virtue

How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods

Tim Swift – 2/13/2026

catherine o'hara, john candy, eulogy, friendship, speeches

Catherine O’Hara’s tear-jerking eulogy for John Candy was a master class in honoring a friend

Ryan Reed – 9/26/2025

Dr. Cortney Warren, relationship advice, Harvard psychologist, building trust, healthy communication, romance tips, non-verbal cues, marriage success, intimacy, partnership

These seven simple phrases could be the secret to deepening trust and romance in your relationship

If you want a more secure relationship a Harvard expert recommends using these seven phrases.

Erik Barnes – 2/18/2026

How birdwatching makes your brain stronger and healthier

Oxygenating hydrogel and a tiny battery may heal chronic wounds and transform recovery

Husband discovers his wife’s early-morning alarm habit was secretly ruining his sleep every day

A mom was having a rough day when a Chick-fil-A employee handed her a card that made her cry in the drive-thru line

A 6-year-old girl thought skateboarding was just for boys. One stranger at the skate park spent an hour proving her wrong.

Featured Stories

catherine o'hara, john candy, eulogy, friendship, speeches

Catherine O’Hara’s tear-jerking eulogy for John Candy was a master class in honoring a friend

Ryan Reed – 9/26/2025

plastic, shrimp, nickel, environment, waste

Scientists create environmentally friendly plastic replacement from shrimp shells

Erik Barnes – 2/24/2026

entrepreneur, study, psychology, persistence, perseverence

New research says that if you want an entrepreneur to be successful, tell them they will fail

Erik Barnes – 2/24/2026

fart, science discovery, gut health, bacteria, digestion

Scientists invent ‘smart’ underwear that tracks gut bacteria health through your farts

Erik Barnes – 2/15/2026

Surreal clip shows blue fireball lighting up Europe at night. A girl accidentally caught it on camera

Surreal clip shows blue fireball lighting up Europe at night. A girl accidentally caught it on camera

Glimpses of the bright blue meteor were later recorded in parts of Portugal and Spain.

Zoheb Alam – 05/20/24

Featured Stories

clive wearing, amnesia, memory loss, deborah wearing, herpesviral encephalitis, musicology, anterograde amnesia, neurology, diary of note, viral stories

His memory resets every 30 seconds. A look inside his 1990 diary shows what he never forgot.

He was a brilliant musician until a viral infection left him with a memory span of only 30 seconds.

Adam Albright Hanna & GOOD Staff – 2/14/2026

memory loss reversal, FTL1 protein, brain health, cognitive decline, UCSF research, aging breakthroughs, MIND diet, neuroscience, alzheimers prevention, neuroplasticity

Scientists say reducing one brain protein may reverse age-related memory loss

Cities, Politics, US politics, Mayors, Polarization, Partisanship, Local counties, Nonpartisanship

Local governments provide proof that polarization is not inevitable

History, Archaeology, Mummy, Ancient Egypt, 3D scanning, Artifacts, Museum collections Egyptology, Provenance, Digital archaeology

3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories

bamboo, bioplastic, BM-plastic, cellulose, sustainability, biodegradable, innovation, eco-friendly

Plastic pollution is a global mess and bamboo could be our way to dig out of it

Children, Psychology, Neurology, Literacy, Reading, Creativity, Empathy, Teaching creativity, Bedtime Routine, Play and creativity, Bedtime story, Early literacy, empathy training, readers

Reading to young kids improves their social skills and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

After years of free babysitting, she told her sister ‘no.’ Then came the backlash.

One sister expected endless free childcare—the other just wanted her time to be valued.

Adam Albright Hanna & GOOD Staff – 09/19/25

After years of free babysitting, she told her sister ‘no.’ Then came the backlash. — Babysitter plays with two children

The Latest

relationship advice, healthy marriage, conflict resolution, communication skills, marriage therapy, arguing in relationships, emotional intimacy, Gottman method, happy couples, mental health

Experts reveal the sweet spot for how often healthy couples fight and it’s more than you think

GOOD Staff & Mark Wales – 2/12/2026

anesthesia recovery, funny hospital videos, BBL, tonsil surgery, TikTok viral, postoperative cognitive dysfunction, medical recovery, ScienceDirect, patient stories, healthcare humor

Doctors stunned after groggy woman wakes up from surgery and asks why they forgot her Brazilian butt lift

Adam Albright Hanna & GOOD Staff – 2/12/2026

gen z budget, cost of living, minimum wage, millennial rage, financial struggle, reddit viral, living wage, economic policy, paycheck to paycheck, wage gap

This Gen Zer just shared their budget on a full-time job, and millennials are losing it in pure rage

Erik Barnes & GOOD Staff – 2/12/2026

kidney stones, health, Canadian, Waterloo, treatment, less invasive, medical breakthrough, urinary tract

Canadian scientists create magnetic robots that can dissolve kidney stones in days

Mark Wales – 2/12/2026

dinosaur, scientific discovery, fossils, evolution, science

New species of chicken-sized dinosaur in Spain is changing the history of evolution

Erik Barnes – 2/12/2026

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