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The planetary fix

Despite decades of inaction we can avert the climate Hellocene and restore the a...

Electric garden

Take a trip to Luna Parc, New Jersey, a former hunting lodge, now part living mu...

The end of neoliberalism?

The case of Mexico shows that, despite a proliferating discourse that it is over...

The truth about fiction

What distinguishes fiction from nonfiction? The answer to this perennial questio...

Prosperity versus liberation

How Pentecostalism’s prosperity gospel replaced Catholic liberation theology in ...

Voices of Victorians

Hear echoes of the Victorian age, captured in some of the world’s first audio re...

Curiosity and control

What drives us to create zoos and natural history museums – is it a curiosity ab...

Eric Laithwaite: shaping things to come

An inventor traces the evolution of a single engineering idea, from Michael Fara...

Psychodynamic nonsense

After decades of practising psychotherapy, I believe it has little foundation in...

Chemical laws

Often dismissed as the poor cousin of the sciences, chemistry has revealed natur...

The penumbral plunge

Diving into the ring of darkness beyond things easily answerable, asking ‘Why?’ ...

In praise of subspecies

To lump or to split? Deciding whether an animal is a species or subspecies profo...

Murmurations

A filmmaker collaborates with a murmuration of starlings to create spellbinding ...

Aging and Anger

Aging is challenging in a variety of ways that can lead to anger arousal. The ch...

What’s Your Story? How Narratives Shape Sense of Self

Exploring the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and narrative. What does t...

The Prescription: Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Maybe the tree huggers had something after all! Recent studies show that time sp...

Donor Conception Disclosure: Telling Others

Rather than being marked by secrecy, the journey of donor conception can be an o...

An Unconventional Path to Relieving Stress and Anxiety

What if the key to reducing stress and anxiety lies in how you view your challen...

The Power of Relationships in Driving Self-Improvement

Relationships transform us by challenging self-limiting beliefs, fostering emoti...

How Sleep Helps the Brain Build Learning Maps

Neuroplasticity and sleep hygiene enhance learning, memory, and habit formation ...