6 Posts found for source_day: 5

The thing is, the immune system is very complicated. Arguably the most complex part of the human body outside the brain, it’s an absurdly intricate network of cells and molecules that protect us from dangerous viruses and other microbes. These components summon, amplify, rile, calm, and transform one another: Picture a thousand Rube Goldberg machines, some of which are aggressively smashing things to pieces. Now … [ Read more ]

Author: Ed Yong | Source: The Atlantic (August 5, 2020) | Subjects: Excerpts, Health & Medicine

There are three major styles of attachment: secure, anxious and avoidant. […] A person’s attachment style is largely influenced by whether or not they bonded successfully with their primary caregivers – parents or otherwise – in childhood, though more recent research suggests that genes, and our romantic history as adults, may also be influential factors. Analysis of studies in North America and Europe found that … [ Read more ]

Author: Elle Hunt | Source: The Guardian (November 5, 2019) | Subjects: Character, Excerpts, Psychology | Behavior, Relationships

It’s been said that the four most expensive words in the world are: ‘This time it’s different.’

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One of the things that happens in economic good times – a very clear lesson from history which is repeatedly ignored – is that money gets too cheap. Too much credit enters the system and there is too much money looking for investment opportunities. […] it is an iron … [ Read more ]

Author: John Lanchester | Source: London Review of Books (July 5, 2018) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Economics | Economy, Excerpts, Life & Society, Politics & Public Policy

When people want to believe that the world is just, and that bad things won’t happen to them, empathy can suffer.

Author: Kayleigh Roberts | Source: The Atlantic (October 5, 2016) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Ethics | Integrity | Morality, Excerpts, Psychology | Behavior

“To bother to engage with problematic culture, and problematic people within that culture, is an act of love,” wrote the poet Elizabeth Alexander in contemplating power and possibility. Krista Tippett calls such engagement generous listening. And yet so much of our communication today is defined by a rather ungenerous unwillingness to listen coupled with a compulsion to speak.

The most perennially insightful and helpful remedy for … [ Read more ]

Authors: David Bohm, Maria Popova | Source: The Marginalian (Brain Pickings) (December 5, 2016) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Communication, Culture, Excerpts, Life & Society

To many white Trump voters, the problem wasn’t her economic stance, but the larger vision—a multi-ethnic social democracy—that it was a part of.

Author: Derek Thompson | Source: The Atlantic (December 5, 2016) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Excerpts, Politics & Public Policy