As the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, I recently warned that we are facing an overreaction epidemic. The response to my warning has been, perhaps predictably, extreme.

What if the emotions we think we see aren’t really there? Neuroscience reveals how culture shapes what we feel—and how easily ...

In today’s high-pressure workplaces, emotions are omnipresent—from quiet frustration over a missed deadline to visible tension during a difficult meeting. Often, these emotional undercurrents stem not ...

The way we carry ourselves, our body language, tone and even unspoken thoughts can influence our environment, shaping interactions and relationships more than we realize. You may have experienced ...

Humans are social beings, hardwired to navigate complex interactions through signals that communicate our internal states. Of all the channels we use to perceive emotion, the human face is arguably ...