How Trees Can Be Therapeutic In the United States, roughly 80 percent of the population lives in urban or suburban environments, while only about 20 percent […]
In 1943, a Swiss chemist, Albert Hofmann, “discovered (five years earlier) the psychoactive molecule that came to be known as LSD.” Lysergic Acid diethylamide (LSD), which, […]
In her 2020 book, “Wintering: The Power or Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times,” author Kathrine May explores the merits of stepping back and taking time […]
The human brain has its biases. And cognitive biases come in all shapes and sizes, including the human brain’s ability to want to avoid ambiguity to […]
How often do you really acknowledge your surroundings? This is a question that author Dan Schilling sets out to tackle in his recent book, “The Power […]
Why does having an advantage to begin with seem to breed further advantage? It is a question that has perplexed humanity since the dawn of civilization. […]
A few million years ago, something unprecedented happened to the human brain: it grew, rapidly. Within just a few million years, the brains of human ancestors […]
As the weather in the Northern Hemisphere begins to turn cold throughout the fall and winter, more and more people are pushed indoors. By early February, […]
Welcome to December, the darkest month of the year. Despite the dark and cold of December, the month actually has a long history of celebration, spanning […]