Ideas
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We can’t make claims about human nature when studies only represent a narrow slice of humanity: mostly college students, middle-class respondents living near universities, and…
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If you succeed in shifting your goals internally, you’ll be happier, because what other people do is largely beyond your control.
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Virtual reality can help us better understand the experiences of others but we should remain skeptical whether it can create true empathy.
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Consider how a one’s life would be changed by starting to hear or see things others can’t—but what if hallucinations could offer something good?
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Local competition—including that among siblings or neighbors—stymies cooperation and social capital, whereas global competition fosters both.
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Language loss can be considered as extreme as the extinction of a plant or an animal—regarding indigenous languages in particular.
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Reading the news feels awful but ignoring it doesn’t feel right either. A stoic mindset shields us from catastrophy—and inspires action.
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Portuguese speakers commonly boast that “saudade” is untranslatable. Does that mean certain emotion experiences can be unique to a particular culture?