Delta
The ‘delta’ between the two mind-sets will maintain the equilibrium in the status quo, and keep our (consumers) ‘choola alive and cow giving milk’. How Could a Big Shift From
The Anxious Generation
A social psychologist and a Professor discuss the end of the play-based childhood and the rise of the phone-based childhood. Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist and the Thomas Cooley
Why Do Authoritarians Win?
Not by repudiating democracy but by simulating it, a new book argues. William E. Scheuerman in the Boston Review: Democracy seems in bad shape these days. In contrast, its global
“A Passage to India” on Its 100th Birthday
THIS YEAR marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India. I’ve never loved the novel, nor have I been able to let go of
A Pulitzer Prize-winning Writer Reveals How the Best Communicators ‘Click’
Charles Duhigg, a New York Times best-selling author and writer for the New Yorker, talks about his new book, Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection (Random House, February
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‘Good’
This morning, I decided to aggregate few ‘good’ ones (WhatsApp shares) that I had received and saved many out of them over the years. For 2024, I found only one
Netiquette Guidelines to Follow for Respectful Online Interactions
Lauren Schenkman at Reader’s Digest: Don’t get caught using poor netiquette. Experts share the best practices for online behavior. What is netiquette? Just like it sounds, netiquette is etiquette on
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Palestine, Gaza and Anti-Arab Racism
The West’s dehumanization of Arabs has helped to normalize war crimes. From the Hammer & Hope: Intense anti-Arab racism, Islamophobia, and what the Palestinian American intellectual Edward Said described as
Why Newton Believed a Comet Caused Noah’s Flood
In the 17th century, scientists used physics to explain the miracles described in the Bible. A book purporting to prove that a comet caused Noah’s Flood became a best-seller. Five
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What Animals Were Really on Noah’s Ark?
By Erin Blakemore at National Geographic: In the beginning, there were two—animals. The Bible only specified two—a raven and a dove—among the multitudes it said were aboard Noah’s ark (depicted
Narcissism is a Defining Feature of Modern Activism
Forty-five years ago, Christopher Lasch identified Narcissism. It has become a defining feature of modern activism—“the ever-present, neurotic need to be recognized and affirmed.” Julia Friedman in Quillette: On my
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Trump Sells Bibles; Evangelicals Sell Their Souls
David Horsey in Seattle Times: P.T. Barnum, the great 19th century showman, circus owner and hoax promoter, is quoted as saying, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Donald J. Trump, the
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