Sam Haselby
Sam is a historian of early America with a particular interest in religion and politics. He was a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and has been a faculty member at the American University of Beirut, the American University in Cairo and at Columbia University in New York City. He was a Senior Executive Producer at Al Jazeera America and is the author of The Origins of American Religious Nationalism (paperback, 2016). @samhaselby
Edited by Sam Haselby
Animals
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Be they friend or foe, animals share our blood and our planet
by David P Barash
Spirituality and religion
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From sexual union to the divine – the teachings of Ibn al-‘Arabi
by Heba Yosry
History
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What history tells us about the dangers of media ownership
by Maia Silber
Sports and games
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Sisyphus, skateboarders, and the value in endless failure
by Andrei A Buckareff
Neuroscience
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Brain scans look stunning, but what do they actually mean?
by Danielle Carr
History of ideas
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How 12th-century Genoese merchants invented the idea of risk
by Karla Mallette
Parenting and families
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How Chinese philosophy can help you parent
Confucianism and Daoism suggest ways to guide your children toward meaning and fulfilment rather than wealth and prestige
by Erin Cline
Emotion regulation
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What geometry taught me about awe, love and grief
by Michael Frame
Memoir
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In defence of memoirs – a way to grip our story-shaped lives
by Helena de Bres
Stories and literature
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What Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist tell us about talking to strangers
by Tara K Menon
Community
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Gossip fosters intimacy and even saves lives, but keep it offline
by Christopher M Elias
Poetry
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The meaning of cowardly dogs and other puzzles of Arabic poetry
by Lara Harb