The urge to share news of our lives is neither new nor narcissistic
A quick look into the past as well as present that shows that the urge to share news of our lives is neither new nor narcissistic
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Don’t worry about feeling sad: on the benefits of a blue period
Sadness or feeling sad is not a hindrance to experiencing positive emotions. Painful times confer other benefits that make us happier over the long term.
How the ‘war on drugs’ entrenches patterns of drug addiction
When we criminalise drugs & drug users, we ensure that the context of drug use habitually turns the brain toward shame, illegality, secrecy and depravity.
Why uterus transplants are a bad idea for women
Uterus transplants do not protect vulnerable women from using their bodies as a financial resource. Know why it is a bad idea for women.
The lucid dreaming playbook: how to take charge of your dreams
Lucid Dreaming: It’s a ritualized version of one of the most mysterious faculties of the human mind to know that we’re dreaming even while asleep.
Utopia is a dangerous ideal: we should aim for ‘protopia’
What can replace utopia? The answer is protopia – incremental progress in steps toward improvement, not perfection. Know in details, what is protopia?
Why Amartya Sen remains the century’s great critic of capitalism
Every major work on material inequality in the 21st century owes a debt to Amartya Sen
The tech bias: why Silicon Valley needs social theory
Silicon Valley tech companies draw on innovative technical theory but have yet to really incorporate advances in social theory.
How looting in Iraq unearthed the treasures of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh asserts the endurance of civilised values in the face of barbarity. It is an ancient monument but its substance is words and ideas
Why religion is not going away and science will not destroy it
Historically, two related sources advanced the idea that science would displace religion but it is not going away anytime soon & science will not destroy it