Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky shares his fascinating, decades-long research into the biology that drives our worst and best behaviors.
My original posts go on the blog page. But how about all the other important/amazing stuff that I find on the Internet or elsewhere and I really want to share with you? That's what this page is for.
When We Judge a Person Harshly With a Label or Dismissal, We Kill the Human Being Inside of Them
While labels aren’t inherently bad, when they are attached to harsh judgments that we project onto all people with that label, they become tools of dehumanization.
As Long as We Fear Nature, We Won’t Seek to Protect It
It’s called “biophobia,” a disconnection from nature that’s reducing our collective will to preserve species and habitats.
How To Actually Effectively Cope With Your Covid-19 Anxiety
A lot of people, especially the “plugged-in” types who like to pay close attention to what’s going on in the world, are getting into some looping stress patterns over the Covid-19 pandemic that are unnecessary, unhealthy, and unhelpful.
The Manipulation of the American Mind: Edward Bernays and the Birth of Public Relations
While no single person can claim exclusive credit for the ascendancy of advertising in American life, no one deserves credit more than a man most of us have never heard of: Edward Bernays.