Warning: this film features rapidly flashing images that can be distressing to photosensitive viewers. For many Autistic people, simply moving through the world can be distressing in ways that can be ...

To some, the idea of leaving a religion can seem as innocuous as cancelling a gym membership. However, for many who have left a faith tradition, the reality is much more complicated. As a psychologist ...

How did humans create the earliest words? Iconic vocal sounds, which match form and meaning, likely played a key role Language gives us the power to describe, virtually without limit, the countless ...

Sartre’s phenomenology reveals the shift from subject to object (and back) is not just grammar. It is a matter of power ...

Throughout our long history, people have always experienced panic, probably even panic attacks. Today, we have sophisticated medications – especially benzodiazepines – that people can use to help them ...

A rational person, according to traditional economic models, is someone who considers all relevant information when reasoning, reaching a decision or making a judgment. In this sense, rationality ...

Through my own struggles and in teaching bibliotherapy to students, I know that books can help to heal minds and hearts A few years ago, I had a breakdown from what would now be termed ‘burnout’. It ...

There are many kinds of pseudosciences: astrology, homeopathy, flat-Earthism, anti-vaxx. These ‘fields’ traffic in bizarre claims with scientific pretensions. On a surface level, these claims seem to ...

Sophists like Protagoras used the rhetoric of antilogic to escape from the illusion of truth and make room for uncertainty In Syracuse, 2,500 years ago, there was a famous teacher of rhetoric named ...

Standard features of human memory and learning can help explain the disorientation that follows the death of a loved one When a loved one dies, many of us fall very suddenly into a disorienting new ...

Ever since Plato started telling stories about people trapped in caves, philosophers have pondered the relationship between the mind and reality. How can we be sure that the world we think we know is ...

Chicago’s roller rink skating regulars share incredible moves alongside words of wisdom in this vibrant short documentary ...