The question of life’s true purpose has baffled humanity for millennia. Philosophers, religious leaders, psychologists, and ...

As a young mechanical engineering student, and later as a medical student, Yale’s Samuel Wilkinson became fascinated with what science — particularly theories of evolution — might tell us about the ...

Farmer knew that purpose in life can lower the risk of a number of adverse health outcomes for older adults, especially ...

One of the most fundamental questions humans face is the question of meaning: what is the purpose of our existence, and how can we find purpose and meaning in this life? Bertrand Russell, the renowned ...

CARL JUNG famously observed, “The connection between spirit and life is one of those problems involving factors of such complexity that we have to be on our guard lest we ourselves get caught up in ...

What in life brings you joy, purpose, and meaning? In this interview, Kendall Bronk helps us explore human purpose, sharing how to cultivate purpose and use it for the benefit of others and the world.

Over 2,500 years ago, Aristotle said, “Happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” I think Aristotle got it right. Happiness is made up of two ingredients: ...

The Wheatley Institute and the BYU College of Life Sciences hosted Dr. Samuel T. Wilkinson from Yale for a speaking event on Thursday, Oct. 17. Wilkinson is an accomplished professor of psychiatry at ...

The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Art becomes that spark—creating meaning, emotion, and connection using nothing more than pigment, light, and ...