Why humans are cruel
Why are human beings so cruel to each other? And how do we justify acts of sheer inhumanity? The conventional explanation is that people are able to do terrible things to other people only after having dehumanized them. In the…
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Why willpower is overrated
People with a lot of self-control — people who, when they happen upon a delicious food they don’t think they should eat, seemingly grin and bear the temptation until it passes — have it easy. But why? For a long…
“Mummy tummy” affects most women post pregnancy. Yet no one talks about it.
After Jenna Angst gave birth to her second child, she noticed that her midsection didn’t look right. “I was frustrated that my stomach looked so pudgy, even after I got back to my normal weight,” Angst, 37, says. So she…
Britain’s Appointment of a “Minister of Loneliness” Is No Laughing Matter |
When it was reported, last week, that the British government had appointed a “Minister for Loneliness,” the news was greeted by observers on the opposite side of the Atlantic with fascination and a certain amount of knowing humor. The title,…
A Painting of the Sky Every Sunday, and the Art of Careful Attention |
On January 7, 2001, the artist Byron Kim made a painting of a clear blue sky. The blue is, more precisely, a deep, powdery periwinkle—a twinge darker at the lower left corner of the composition than at the upper right.…
A Japanese Photographer Captures the Mysterious Power of Forest Bathing |
The Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku—literally translated as “forest bathing”—is based on a simple premise: immerse yourself in the forest, absorb its sights, sounds, and smells, and you will reap numerous psychological and physiological benefits. The Forest Agency of Japan launched…
