The Republican narrative that gun violence is caused by mental illness is sometimes true, much as a broken analog clock is right two times a day. On November 20, 2014, Myron May shot three people on the FSU campus in Tallahassee, Florida. He was shot to death after firing at the police. I did not…
Comments on “From Human Reasoning to Belief” Aliya Rumana The holding power of dual-process theory in experimental process psychology is mysterious if we don’t consider the basic constraints on statistical testing. First, every study aims to reject the null hypothesis (H0) in favour of the alternative hypothesis (HA). Second, H0 … Share this… Linkedin Facebook…
Elizabeth Bishop’s memorial service opened with a reflection by her partner Alice — whose near-loss inspired one of the greatest poems ever written — that included what Elizabeth had always told her was “the only sensible advice she ever heard,” from a man she never met — one of her two favorite authors. Sydney Smith…
Personal Perspective: For six long years, my children suffered from frightening psychiatric symptoms that resisted treatment. When a surprising diagnosis led to their rapid recovery, I dared to wonder if I could finally heal as well. Share this… Linkedin Facebook Twitter
“To be thin-skinned is to feel keenly, to perceive things that might go unseen, unnoticed, that others might prefer not to notice.” Yes, we spend our lives trying to discern where we end and the rest of the world begins. The boundary is so difficult to discern because, when all the stories fall away, there…
