When Was the Last Time This Happened? — April 5, 2013 When Was the Last Time This Happened? Daniel Honan Copy a link to the article entitled http://When%20Was%20the%20Last%20Time%20This%20Happened? Share When Was the Last Time This Happened? on Facebook Share When Was the Last Time This Happened? on Twitter Share When Was the Last Time This Happened? on LinkedIn Today’s date is 4/5/2013–all different digits. When was the last time this happened?
High Culture Forget Transylvania. Dracula was inspired by an Irish cholera epidemic Bram Stoker’s mother survived a terrible cholera outbreak and recounted the ghastly scenes to her son years later.
The Learning Curve The 3 disciplines of Stoicism: A guide for living a life of meaning and intention Philosophers Massimo Pigliucci and Greg Lopez discuss how Stoicism can help us gain perspective on our emotions and act with intention in the world.
Neuropsych 87 brain scans of people watching Hollywood movies unlock a “brain map” of social perception A new study from Finland suggests that we all process the behavior of others using the same neural networks.
The Well I’m “spiritual but not religious.” Here’s what that means for a physicist Spiritual experiences can be explained in terms of a highly evolved brain. But they also can be extremely meaningful.
Why Afghanistan is Still Relevant I think we would like our friends outside of Afghanistan to ask why Afghanistan is important to the world and why the world should persist with Afghanistan. And my answer to […]