Have you ever noticed that when we label people by behavior, characteristics or perceived political affiliation, we limit our curiosity about that person? When we think we know who a person is, based ...

Social psychologist Mary C. Murphy explains what happens when we create an environment that obsesses over the talents of the few. Credit - Getty Images One of the greatest musical geniuses of our time ...

The human brain is a story-making organism. In order to comprehend the world and make sense of its craziness, we have to create scenarios that make sense out of nonsense. These stories also justify ...

Psychologists and therapists insist labeling people 'narcissists' often says more about you than it does about the other ...

Do you label people? Think about it. When I was a kid I went to elementary school (we called it grade school back then) for eight years in a one-room school where one teacher taught all eight grades.

Humans are the naming species. We name everything we perceive and imagine, as if the universe were a vast grocery store, with all items clearly labeled. Of course, people are not grocery store items; ...

To the Editor: In regard to the article “Parents upset over Handout,” I was especially disturbed by “The Wheel of Power and Privilege.” Not only because it got in the hands of children but because it ...