has spent more than 20 years as a journalist, writing primarily about sexuality. Now in her mid-40s, a member of the sandwich ...

Many of us crave trivial details while ignoring much of the world around us. Research helps explain this selective curiosity ...

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In the therapy room, I’ve seen how rethinking what we are – and what it means to ‘be dead’ – can lighten our fears ...

The Japanese Zen term shoshin translates as ‘beginner’s mind’ and refers to a paradox: the more you know about a subject, the more likely you are to close your mind to further learning. As the Zen ...

But his most memorable job remains making bread with those labeled unfit to live in society. At 5 am, a correction officer ...

The early Chinese philosophers knew that a healthy mind comes from a harmonious community, not a matter for individuals alone Mental illness is often thought to be a matter of individual disorder.

There’s a modern belief that talent or effort can carry anyone to the top. It’s a myth that’s especially harmful to men The early 21st century is described as a time of crises. Liberal democracy, the ...

At a time of rising intolerance, the century-old work of C E M Joad reminds us what tolerance really is and why we need it ...

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The other day, I found out that one of my close friends had an extra ticket to a football playoff game, and he invited another friend instead of me. Hurt by this apparent slight, I thought I must have ...

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 ...