BY JUDITH BUTLER Judith Butler is Maxine Elliot Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley and a member of the Berkeley Faculty Association and the AAUP. The follo
The degree of polarization in American society has become impossible to ignore. People don’t just disagree with one another about politics, guns, taxes, and freedom of speech; they also disrespect tho
This is how you build world-class expertise in any field. Photo Credit: Frans Peeters Imagine this… You’re playing speed chess… with a blindfold… with multiple games going at once. At the 2015 Sohn co
But public speaking doesn’t have to be a nerve-racking chore. In fact, it can be fun when you know how to get out of your own way and get into a creative flow. Today, we’ll show you 15 tips for chippi
Credit: Tim Robberts Getty Images The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation , an online publication covering the latest research. How can you live the life you want to, av
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American Mercenary In Ranger school a common joke when coming to a decision point is to remind the person in a leadership position “5th Principle of Patrolling” as if that would make their life easier
Kenenisa Bekele looked broken. With each stride the Olympic gold medalist and world record-holder was falling farther behind countryman Sileshi Sihine and Kenya's Martin Mathathi in the 2007 world cha
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Sigal Samuel, Religion Editor at The Atlantic magazine, recently contacted me for a feature she was writing on Ásatrú . For her article on Heathens – practitioners of modern religions built on Norse a
To clear up some of the confusion, we asked clinicians and researchers who specialize in depression to share the biggest lessons they’ve learned about the illness. Below you’ll find 10 insights on eve
Reconsidering how we think about the subject. Posted Oct 12, 2017 Given the bitterness of ideological battles in the modern world, it is important for social scientists to illuminate where the evidence lies and help explain the divergence between truth and fiction. For scientists, no question is off…
It’s the most famous acronym in sports medicine, a household term as familiar to athletes as the physicians who treat them: RICE, for rest, ice, compression, and elevation. The "RICE method". Legendar
Print Testosterone is a male hormone that affects muscle mass, masculinity and much more. If the level of this hormone is normal, a man feels energetic and vigorous, and the level of his libido and the results of sports training will be high. Therefore, every man should maintain a high level of…
In early August, a Google engineer named James Damore posted a document titled “ Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber ” to an internal online discussion group. His memo was a calm attempt to point out al
A guest post by Bonnie Bright, Ph.D. There is a certain kind of transformational process that demands the most and the best of us so that we can respond to traumatic situations, just as military, vete
In Snorri Sturulson’s Prose Edda, the jötnar are portrayed as amoral at best and dangerous, destructive, and immoral at worst. In our decidedly Christianized modern society, these things feel very bad and frightening and the knee-jerk reaction is to recoil from and demonize them. This is what has…
An epithet is an honorary and praiseful descriptive title used as part of a name. For example, Alexander The Great. In polytheistic religions, specifically that of Greece and Rome, an epithet was not
It’s been 5 years now since I started working in academia. Not that long after all – but maybe just long enough to share some of the things that I’ve picked up along the way. Most of these aspects I’v
Feature image via Shutterstock There is a particularly aggressive strand of social justice activism weaving in and out of my Seattle community that has troubled me, silenced my loved ones, and turned
“Pfizer’s partnership with Thrive has been a great support in our ongoing efforts to provide the tools and resources to help all of our colleagues take care of their physical and mental health. The mo
Last night I was finishing a speculative post on the nature of the Universe and how that provides a framework for magic. Before I could wrap it up, I felt a tap on my shoulder from a goddess. Morrigan
A while back I wrote a piece about the many possible destinations found within the Heathen concept of the afterlife. Many aspects if our tradition end up getting oversimplified into easy to swallow ‘C
A while back I wrote a piece about Valhöll , and how so many aspects of our tradition end up getting oversimplified into easy to swallow ‘Christianized’ binaries. The same logic that so often tries to
Across college campuses and the corporate landscape, a big idea has taken hold: the notion that microaggressions – subtle but offensive comments or actions directed at minorities or other powerless pe
In the world of radical identity politics, two groups with very different philosophies have been ignoring science in the name of advancing equality: gender feminists and transgender activists. Gender
In steadfast pursuit of gender equality and to promote nonconformity, it’s become popular in some social circles to start early, very early, by raising young children in a gender-neutral way: not reve
Spartan isn’t just a race. It’s a mindset and a lifestyle . Becoming a Spartan is both a challenge and a rite of passage that involves enormous amounts of grit, perseverance, and determination—on and
Credit: Getty Images The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation , an online publication covering the latest research. Men may not be from Mars , but – compared to women – t
Mind-body interventions (MBIs), such as meditation, yoga and tai chi, don’t just relax us. According to a new study, they can reverse the molecular reactions in our DNA that cause ill health and depre
Imagine you had a gorgeous blueberry sitting on the otherwise empty plate in front of you. You pick it up gently, place it on your tongue, and begin to taste it. You already know how a blueberry taste
Who doesn’t need the Perfect Gift for your Fellas? MANSCAPED has all the crafty Trimming Tools to keep his ‘Crop’ Under Control, (Elephants get and auto 20% off). 5.1 The Elephant Ecosystem Every time
This article is part of a series commemorating APS’s 25th anniversary in 2013. By all accounts, one of the major events in 20th-century psychology was the birth of cognitive science. Prior to this tim
Boosting testosterone can promote generosity, but only when there is no threat of competition, according to new research published in Psychological Science , a journal of the Association for Psycholog
This interesting article comes The CG Jung Page - a paper presented in a public lecture at the C.G. Jung Education Center in Pittsburg, PA, by Brian Skea. In this article, he discusses trauma, transfe
Sometimes being too focused on a task is not a good thing. During tasks that require our attention, we might become so engrossed in what we are doing that we fail to notice there is a better way to ge
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The New York Times: Pulling up a seat at your favorite coffee shop may be the most efficient way to write a paper or finish a work project. But now a new Web site lets you bring the coffee shop to you