Character Lab: What Resources Do Schools Really Need?

Support teachers — and test scores — by supplying schools with surprising supplies.

By Samantha Keppler

Character Lab: You Can Change Your Ways!

Got a habit that drives someone else crazy? Know someone who does? This Wharton researcher offers an easy tip for changing your age-old routines.

By Asaf Mazar

Character Lab: Copy-paste your way to success

MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, the co-founder of Character Lab and author of Grit, explains why "imitation is inspiration."

By Angela Duckworth

Character Lab: Make group projects more equitable

The latest installment in our partnership with Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, unlocks secrets for navigating the "group project" we call life.

By Linda Babcock

Character Lab: How to Look Beyond Race

In this installment of our partnership with Character Lab, co-founded by Grit author and MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, a psychology scholar implores us to treat everyone we meet with respect for the complex richness of their heritage.

By Adaurennaya C. Onyewuenyi

Character Lab: Don’t Fear ChatGPT!

In the latest installment of our partnership with Angela Duckworth's Character Lab, an author and Columbia University business psychology professor says there's a key to managing AI fears: curiosity!

By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Character Lab: Talking to Strangers

The experts at Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur "genius" and Grit author Angela Duckworth, share how fleeting interactions with others can brighten their days — and yours

By David Myers

Character Lab: Experiences Endure

MacArthur "Genius" Angela Duckworth, co-founder of Character Lab and author of Grit, shares the secret to giving gifts that last

By Angela Duckworth

Character Lab: Setting The Table — For Success

The latest installment in our partnership with Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur Award-winner Angela Duckworth, highlights a study that found one solution to encouraging kids to eat healthy foods. Could the secret to positive decision-making at the dinner table — and beyond — lie in human connection?

CHARACTER LAB: Your Future Self Will Thank You

The latest installment in our partnership with Penn's Character Lab, co-founded by MacArthur Award-winner Angela Duckworth, makes the case that thinking about tomorrow more vividly may lead young adults to choose more wisely today

By Hal Hershfield