Beyond here be dragons
Humanity has mastered more of the mysteries of nature than people as recently as a century or two ago might have thought possible.
The ways of the past
Conflicts are literally the way of the past.
The problem of diversity
For most of human history, most people have lived among people who are pretty much the same as themselves.
Body and soul
There is a long history in the west of denigrating the body and privileging the mind.
We know more than we can say
While I was in my first year of university …
Fear, courage, discernment
I had never heard of the US gymnast Simone Biles until one of my daughters was raving about her on Monday.
Stop Resisting Negative Emotions. Do This Instead
“The healing is in the return … Not in not getting lost in the beginning.” – Sharon Salzberg
Non-binary
The psychotherapist Esther Perel observes that …
The better angels of our nature
Social scientist Nicholas Christakis has coined the term social suite …
How we are
Humans may well be the only species with language for our emotions.