Articles by

Sujata Gupta

Why the Thanksgiving myth persists, according to science

Ask someone in the United States to name five events important to the country’s foundation and there’s...

Why scientists are expanding the definition of loneliness

For centuries, the Turkana pastoralists of northern Kenya have followed the water. Families once moved about 15...

Non-Western art and design can reveal alternate ways of thinking about math

“Help me and let me help you.” Or in Ghana’s Twi language: “Boa me na me mmoa...

Curbing pedestrian stops might not reduce police-civilian encounters

Any encounter between police and civilians has the potential to go awry (SN: 11/17/21). Stop and frisk,...

Trauma distorts our sense of time and self. A new therapy might help

Trish Tran narrates her life in staccato notes. “I remember carrying my little sister on my back...

Lots of people feel burned out. But what is burnout exactly?

When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who garnered international praise for how she handled the pandemic...

We prioritize family over self, and that has real-world implications

A focus on family might be the key to personal well-being. Surveys in the social sciences, such...

Pandemic languishing is a thing. But is it a privilege?

Languishing. The term captured the zeitgeist in April 2021 when organizational psychologist Adam Grant penned an article...