Eudaimonia
Animals
idea
Chimpanzees correct cultural biases about how good mothers behave
by Maria Botero
Sex and sexuality
idea
Teenagers are going to sext, let’s teach them to do it safely
by Joris Van Ouytsel
Emotion regulation
guide
How to be resilient
Life is unpredictable. Brace yourself with a suite of coping mechanisms, internal and external, then deploy them flexibly
by Selda Koydemir
Travel
film
‘It pulls you in’: the staff seduced by the rhythms of the Trans-Siberian railway
16 mins
Ethnicity and culture
idea
What Aboriginal people know about the pathways of knowledge
by Stephen Muecke
History
idea
The rise of the bystander as a complicit historical actor
by Dennis Klein
Conflict and conflict resolution
guide
How to have a difficult conversation
Avoidance will only foster more conflict. Aim for a shared understanding with these techniques from an expert mediator
by Adar Cohen
Change and self-development
film
His sight lost, the theologian John Hull found a new way to know the world
13 mins
Emotion regulation
idea
To heal emotional inflammation, let distress inspire change
by Stacey Colino & Lise Van Susteren
The self
idea
In the chaos of raising a toddler there lies a path to nirvana
by Kurt Gray
Knowledge and reason
guide
How to know who’s trustworthy
Knotty problems call for sound advice. Use philosophy to find the intellectually dependable amid the frauds and egotists
by T Ryan Byerly
Animals
film
The zoo is a funhouse mirror that reflects and refracts the peculiarities of being human
12 mins