Would You Know if a Parasite Were Controlling Your Mind?
What if one of the world’s most common parasites could subtly influence the brain? The evidence is compelling in mice, controversial in humans, and too important to ignore.
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Hermann Hesse on How to Read a Book and How to Read Yourself
Books show us what it is like to be another and at the same time return us to ourselves. We read to learn how to live — how to love and how to suffer, how to grieve and how to be glad. We read to clarify ourselves and to anneal our values. We read for…
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Catcalling, Revisited
For those not familiar with the term, to catcall is to whistle, shout or make a comment of a sexual nature to a person passing by. In general, the term is used when the person being harassed is a woman, but men can also be subject to such harassment. Back in 2014, a video documenting…
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Joshua Mugg: Precis for “From Human Reasoning to Belief”
Precis of “From Human Reasoning to Belief” Joshua Mugg Many thanks to the Brains Blog and Dan Burnston for the opportunity to discuss my book with Devin Curry, Aliya Rumana, and Lesley Walker. In this initial post, I will provide an overview of the book. Those interested in a longer …
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This week: Symposium on Joshua Mugg’s “From Human Reasoning to Belief”
Hi All, This week, we’re very happy to host a symposium on Josh Mugg’s recent book, “From Human Reasoning to Belief”! Today, we’ll have an intro post from Josh, followed by some really excellent comments from Devin Curry, Lesley Walker, and Aliya Rumana. On Friday, we’ll have a response from …
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When Keeping the Peace Means Losing Yourself
Fawning protects us from rejection but keeps us emotionally distant.
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Sleep in a Heatwave
This summer, temperatures and humidity have broken records. Here’s what research has shown about how our sleep is affected.
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Loss Aversion for Collectors: The Tax Deduction You Lost
The anguish of losing money because an expected tax deduction fails to materialize initiates loss aversion. It can lead a donor to avoid that discomfort by not donating again.
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The Courage to Be Yourself: E.E. Cummings on Art, Life, and Being Unafraid to Feel
“To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight.” “No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life,” wrote the thirty-year-old…
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What Is Mindful Parenting and Can It Help You?
All parents have times when emotions override their calm and they may react to their child in ways they regret. Here are three simple steps you can take to maintain equilibrium.