Literature

Discoveries Literature can inspire us to forgive, Ohio State researchers find

A study of 1,563 participants finds that revealing a character’s private remorse can encourage forgiveness, with tentative connections to real-life grudges.

Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries What Harry Potter can (and can’t) teach us about economics

Good News Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Global Good Ancient Greek ‘pop culture’ discovery rewrites history of poetry and song