Guided meditation being done through the use of online apps.
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A scholar of digital religion and Buddhism argues that not all Western Buddhism practice is inauthentic. Here’s a way to know what’s real.
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Inspirational and brave, the Ukrainian president exhibits all seven ‘virtues’ of effective crisis leadership.
Thomas Aquinas, Pope Innocent III and Italian mathematician Bonaventura Francesco Cavalieri.
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A scholar of democratic virtues explains why Dominican monk Thomas Aquinas’ thoughts on hope are relevant today.
Long misunderstood, snake tongues have fascinated naturalists for centuries.
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Two tongue tips are better than one – an evolutionary biologist explains why snakes have forked tongues.
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Apps like Klarna, Clearpay and Sezzle have rocketed in popularity during the pandemic.
Instead of asking how universities might benefit from shifting courses online permanently, we ought to ask how students might suffer from fewer opportunities for lived experience and practice.
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We ought to worry that the pandemic has made it even easier to reduce teaching to disseminating knowledge.
Keeping what is not rightfully one’s own reveals a lack of integrity and kindness.
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Charles Schwab mistakenly transferred over $1.2 million to the account of a woman who then kept the money. Did she have a moral obligation to return it? An expert says the answer is not that simple.
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If you still haven’t seen this movie about a jazz pianist whose soul goes on a great adventure, it’s about time you did.
Without uttering a word, actor Chris Pratt found himself at the center of a Twitter firestorm.
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False premises, fear-based reasoning and mob thinking are baked into the platform, allowing misinformation to thrive.
Donald Trump’s helicopter landing at the White House, Oct. 5, as he returns from being hospitalized at Walter Reed.
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A classics scholar and poet turns to Greek mythology, especially the story of Oedipus the King, to explain the drama – or perhaps tragedy – that is taking place in the highest office in the land.
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Machine logic can be too precise to seem fully human. Chatbots that learn logic from Aristotle instead might behave more like people.
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Infection rates of COVID-19 have soared among prisoners in the US. An expert on penal policy considers what is ‘unjust and disproportionate’ punishment at this time.
Tipping from a social distance at The Lucky Devil strip club in Portland, Oregon.
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Strippers, by the nature of their jobs, need to get close to others. Is there a way to do this safely during the coronavirus crisis?
People practice social distancing by standing apart during a news conference in Washington D.C.
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As the coronavirus spreads far and wide, a political philosopher argues that it is a time to understand that the idea of individual happiness does not work without thinking of the larger good.
At the dawn of democracy, Plato foresaw an unfortunate end.
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From the earliest days of democracy, thinkers have warned that letting the people rule could work out badly.
What would Socrates say about coal mining? Or recycling?
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The challenges of climate can seem overwhelming. But individual choices can be guided by ancient wisdom.
Born to run: Bruce Springsteen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2013.
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Bruce Springsteen is The Boss, Aristotle is The Philosopher. And they have a great deal in common, if you know where to look.
Al Franken, second from right, resigned from the U.S. Senate last year after accusations of sexual impropriety.
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Good-character testimonies from some people don’t shield a person from being questioned about whether they have sexually harassed others.
Many people believe in the idea of a soulmate - one person who will make us whole and happy.
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Many of us go through life in the hope of finding the ideal soulmate – our missing half. The reason may be deeply embedded in religious beliefs.
Cyclone Idai wreaks havoc in Mozambique.
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Climate change is an emergency which will hurt the planet’s most vulnerable people – the only irrational response is cool detachment.