What would it mean to love a stranger just as you love your closest friends? A philosopher makes a case for ‘love ethics’ ...

Sartre’s phenomenology reveals the shift from subject to object (and back) is not just grammar. It is a matter of power ...

A criminal investigation is a complex, multifaceted problem-solving challenge. Detectives must make critical decisions rapidly – sometimes involving life and death, based on limited information in a ...

A few years ago, Jessica Pan – a young journalist living in London and with the world at her feet – found herself at a low point. Life had become predictable and samey. ‘I realised that I was using ...

I envy voracious book readers. They seem worldly and wise. Also, whatever is happening in their lives, they’re never completely on their own – they always have their books. My mother is one of these ...

Struggling to change in the ways we want to is a common human experience. Many of the practical steps required aren’t easy or fun. This makes motivation a challenge. No matter our excuses – not enough ...

Have you ever had a decent conversation in a lift? If not, join the club – being in a lift with a stranger is a universally awkward experience. One reason is the typical duration of a lift journey – ...

Friends are a treasure. In an uncertain world, they provide a comforting sense of stability and connection. We laugh together and cry together, sharing our good times and supporting each other through ...

Throughout our long history, people have always experienced panic, probably even panic attacks. Today, we have sophisticated medications – especially benzodiazepines – that people can use to help them ...

If you’re an overthinker, you’ll know exactly how it goes. A problem keeps popping up in your mind – for instance, a health worry or a dilemma at work – and you just can’t stop dwelling on it, as you ...

It ain’t so much the things we don’t know that get us into trouble. It’s the things we know that ain’t so. – quotation from the 19th century, likely apocryphal The year was 1993 and, aged 16, I was ...