A Revolution Built on Eye Contact
Cutting through the small talk and reviving a familiar ethos, Authentic Relating aims to supercharge the way we experience each other.
Read MoreCutting through the small talk and reviving a familiar ethos, Authentic Relating aims to supercharge the way we experience each other.
Read MoreFor natural disasters large enough to reshape society, Dr. Lucy Jones explains, “The best fit to the data is that it’s random. And we hate it. Random makes people really upset.” But such uncertainty doesn’t have to leave us feeling helpless—we should embrace the inherent chaos of the universe.
Read MoreIn the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, a grieving parent becomes an education reformer, champions “Schools of Character.”
Read MoreIn the West, we resist ecstatic experience, fearful of losing control—this hyper-rationalistic mindset excludes us from crucial paths to insight and connection. But there is a dark side to ecstasy.
Read MoreIshiguro has been praised for his unapologetic investigation of loss and hope, and the “inevitable sadness” inherent in his novels.
Read MorePortuguese speakers commonly boast that “saudade” is untranslatable. Does that mean certain emotion experiences can be unique to a particular culture?
Read MoreReligion is a social glue that unifies individuals into cooperative social groups and helps us regulate our emotions—even if it can’t explain nature.
Read MoreCollege students aren’t the only ones embracing infantilization, but what happens when an entire society succumbs to childlike behavior?
Read MoreThe prevailing theory for depression focuses on an alleged chemical imbalance in the brain—meta-researchers are now dispelling this narrative.
Read MoreNeuroscience increasingly validates Buddhist practices, like meditation, which unlock the ability of the mind to change the brain.
Read MoreThere are many who say that Romanticism is dead. But the tensions between Romanticism and the soldiers of the original Enlightenment are rising up again.
Read MoreSame-sex marriage was legalized in 2015. Ever-individualized notions of love, sexuality, and gender identity broaden our definition of family—but will we make room for polygamy? Should we?
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