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Terminal lucidity: when dying dementia patients regain awareness
The reports span centuries and cultures. If they’re real, memory and identity might be far more recoverable than we thought.
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1 month, 1 week ago
Say yes to regret
After my husband died, I fell into a dark ruminative spiral. The way back would begin at 2pm tomorrow.
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1 month, 1 week ago
How to uncover your blind spots
We all have parts of ourselves others know but we don’t. Gain greater self-awareness by seeing yourself from the outside in.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why women’s laughter has long been treated as a threat
Traditional patriarchy has always told women not to laugh. Today, female laughter still disturbs a male-dominated world.
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Impatience is an emotion, not a trait
Watching Penelope’s heroic wait in The Odyssey made me lament my impatience. But maybe I’ve been thinking about it wrong.
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How to be a word detective
Etymology unravels the mysteries of language and the hidden webs that link people across the world. Here’s how to dive in.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Lessons from Wyatt Earp country
How does a man show up for his community? I learned from an old farmer on the edge of the desert.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago
Is it morally wrong to not take care of yourself?
The philosophical debate goes on. But our research on self-obligations suggests there’s a common, consequential view.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
Absence of presence and presence of absence
Mindfulness experts teach us to be present in the moment. I suggest an antidote – a meditation that’s focused on absence.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why you should try living without free will for two weeks
Set aside the philosophical debates and act as if there is no free will. It leads to less blaming and better questions.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago