Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir ...

Religious faith is often associated with happiness, peace of mind, and a sense of purpose. A new series of scientific analyses reveals that highly religious people also frequently experience a blend ...

Neuroscientists found that brains display distinct neural activity when experiencing emotions such as bitter-sweetness. The advance could help solve a longstanding scientific debate: whether 'mixed ...

When you see a butterfly touch down on a flower, you might feel a sense of joy because it reminds you of how delicate our world is. At the same time, you might feel a deep sadness well up realizing ...

“Ōdī et amō,” the Roman poet Catullus wrote of his lover Lesbia about 2,000 years ago. “I hate and I love. Why I do this, perhaps you ask. I know not, but I feel it happening and I am tortured.” Maybe ...

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and University of Southern California provide funding as members of The Conversation US. Countless parents across the country recently dropped their ...

In Pixar’s latest film, Inside Out 2, complex feelings like envy and embarrassment join the cast of characters. Nostalgia, however, is hurried out the door to cries of “too early!” when she appears.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Anthony Gianni Vaccaro, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE ...