Food and drink
idea
There is more to the experience of wine than its taste alone
by Nicola Perullo
Identity
idea
Stanislavski’s revelation: we’re more than the parts we play
by William Justice Bruehl
Food and drink
guide
How to enjoy coffee
Smooth like chocolate or fruity like a berry, coffee has as many tastes as wine or beer – you just need to know your beans
by Jessica Easto
Beauty and aesthetics
idea
Debating Bon Jovi’s cheesiness will enrich your conceptual life
by Elizabeth Cantalamessa
The self
idea
Memory involves the whole body. It’s how the self defies amnesia
by Ben Platts-Mills
Creativity
film
After years of hard work, three elders practise the arts of everyday life
29 mins
Personality
idea
Immersion in fictional worlds allows us to own our dark side
by Rebecca Krause-Galoni
Emerging therapies
idea
Telephone therapy is convenient and it works. Let’s use it more
by Dean McMillan, Penny Bee, Nicky Lidbetter & Beatrice Lukoseviciute
Ethical living
idea
Effective altruism is logical, but too unnatural to catch on
by Alan Jern
Virtues and vices
idea
Persianate ‘adab’ involves far more than elegant manners
by Mana Kia
Imagination
idea
Nourish your imagination and you will be forever free
by Tania Zittoun
Values and beliefs
film
A sacred dream sends one man on the perilous trail of toxic honey in Nepal
Directed by Ben Knight
Learning and education
idea
You can’t unlearn, and that’s a challenge for teachers
by Alexander Jeuk & Valentina Petrolini
Conflict and conflict resolution
guide
How to repair a family rift
Healing an estrangement can be deeply rewarding. Acknowledge your role in what happened, then look ahead to brighter days
by Pam Weintraub
Therapeutic relationships
idea
My failed analysis gave me confidence and taught me when to quit
by Lisa Levy
Fairness and equality
idea
Adam Smith warned us about sympathising with the elites
by Blake Smith
Freedom and choice
idea
In a pandemic we learn again what Sartre meant by being free
by Julian Baggini
Sleep and dreams
film
From landscape to dreamscape, using the medium of Hawai’ian lava
Directed by Kurtis Hough