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The kids forgotten by calls to ban phones
Campaigns calling for smartphone-free childhoods might be well meaning, but the choice is not so simple for all families.
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Have online worlds become the last free places for children?
Children have lost the freedom to explore and play independently. They now seek out autonomy in digital landscapes.
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How to practise a musical instrument
Everything that involves skill requires practice. Use the AIR method – awareness, isolation, repetition – to improve.
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A prescription for randomness
Rediscovering an André Breton essay about the value of embracing randomness, I realised this has been my life philosophy.
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Romila Thapar: doyenne and dissenter
The great historian came of age at the end of British rule in India. Now 94, she continues to defy a regime determined to forget the pluralism and di…
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Why it’s so hard to agree on what counts as true
New research has mapped people’s contrasting conceptions of the truth. No wonder so many arguments feel irresolvable.
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The empathy lie
In medicine, empathy came easy. In friendship, it fell apart. An autism diagnosis helped me understand why.
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What rituals from the past teach us about panic and anxiety
In the sensory and communal modes of healing that people have used throughout history, there is guidance for today.
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1 month, 1 week ago
When we experience FOMO, what are we really afraid of?
The fear of missing out can fill us with unease over a perceived lack, but it might also serve a valuable social purpose.
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Reclaiming the skull
When my daughter went on her first hunt, I saw how passing down tradition can transform its meaning.
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1 month, 2 weeks ago