human nature

4 min read 2022-01-08 00:58:00

Merry Collectivist Christmas to Russian Orthodox readers

Last month we visited the Morikami Museum, a building owned by Palm Beach County, notable for its constant efforts to force schoolchildren to wear

2 min read 2021-12-16 04:05:23

Emotional investments are the bedrock of your self-esteem. They are what you use to define meaning in life. 1 of the biggest mistakes people make is

3 min read 2021-12-15 10:32:19

What Is Deadwood? Deadwood is all the bloat you’ve accumulated in life. Old fears. Weakness. Addictions. Dead weight. Fake friends. Your old

3 min read 2021-12-12 21:54:00

From The Minnesota Reformerby Frank Bures, Minnesota Reformer December 10, 2021 Late last year, an email arrived in my in-box from the Minneapolis

1 min read 2021-11-23 00:39:00

“Benefit of COVID-19 vaccination accounting for potential risk compensation” (Nature, by Stanford Medical School professor John P. A. Ioannidis)

4 min read 2021-11-02 16:04:28

A University of New South Wales (UNSW) study found biochar can boost crop yields in poor soils and help stop the effects of climate change. That

1 min read 2021-10-08 18:47:51

Preface. A must-read book for those who want to understand themselves, their family and friends, their culture and the world. A new framework

1 min read 2021-10-07 18:59:21

Preface. Although I thought Chris Mooney’s book “The Republican Brain” was brilliant, I couldn’t help but thinking that these conservative

1 min read 2021-10-04 08:35:00

Spike had high expectations. Richard MellorGED/HEO August was dog month apparently. I looked for some of my writings about one of my dogs that

1 min read 2021-09-22 23:43:23

Today's links Gig workers around the globe: One disease, many pathologies. Mutual Aid and David Graeber: A new, illustrated edition of

1 min read 2021-09-20 16:00:00

I don’t really believe much in changing other people. Now that probably sounds weird considering I have a whole dedicated to just that, so I guess

1 min read 2021-09-13 04:00:00

David Meskill asked an important question in response to my coming out as gender-fluid. He asks: I’m curious about how your personal transformation

1 min read 2021-09-07 23:03:33

Research shows that morning people, or “Larks,” really do differ from night people, or “Owls.” About 40% of people are Larks, about 30% are

1 min read 2021-08-24 06:17:58

I’ve been passively saving some of the best YouTube lecture series over the last few years, and I finally decided to actively organize them here.

1 min read 2021-08-13 23:00:23

For years, I've been sending out my free "5 Things Making Me Happy This Week" newsletter. I love working on this newsletter—I write about